Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) opened her campaign for the Pine Tree State’s must-win Senate seat by declaring her support for the filibuster, the 60-vote threshold in the Senate most progressives view as ...

Senate Republicans are increasingly chattering about changing the filibuster’s rules if Democrats do not end the shutdown, even though Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he opposes ...

The following editorial was written by Bloomberg Opinion: As the latest and longest government shutdown enters its denouement, Congress will be left to tally the costs and repair the damage. One thing ...

President Donald Trump again attacked the filibuster on Friday, listing sweeping policy changes and dangling the prospect of midterm election victories his party could secure if Senate Republicans ...

A Democratic congressman was arrested Thursday while participating in a voting rights demonstration near the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, said he and a handful of other protesters were ...

The GOP’s bid to block debate on Democrats’ financial regulatory reform bill ended with a whimper. After a three day standoff–during which they voted repeatedly, and to a number, to sustain their ...

President Donald Trump has remained unyielding in his mission to end the filibuster, warning GOP lawmakers on Friday morning that they risk being voted out of office if they don't get on board with ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his leadership team know that another Democrat-fueled government shutdown is fast approaching on Jan. 30, 2026. Americans have never seen anything like the ...