The Senate voted on Thursday to strip the minority party of its power to block presidential nominations, a major shift that streamlines the confirmation process for President Obama’s judicial and ...

President Biden reiterated his support for the “talking filibuster,” where senators must be present and talking on the floor to block bills. “It’s being abused in a gigantic way,” Mr. Biden said on ...

Frustration over abuse of the filibuster reached a critical point last year, and changing the rules became a cause backed by a growing number of Democratic senators, including Majority Leader Harry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thune: ‘Not even close’ to enough votes to change filibuster rule to enact voting reform Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Tuesday that Republicans do not have nearly enough votes to change Senate rules to advance the SAVE Act, a House-passed measure backed by President ...

WASHINGTON — Some in the GOP’s full-force push to pass legislation that would add requirements to vote in U.S. elections have ...

In his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, “America Needs the Filibuster,” former Sen. Ben Sasse argues the filibuster ...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday night failed to change the filibuster rule to allow voting rights legislation to pass with a simple majority. The rule change would have required 51 votes to pass ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on "Special Report" said there is deep resistance within the GOP to altering filibuster rules, BRET BAIER, HOST: I don't want to dwell on this too much, but ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said "there aren't anywhere close to the votes" needed to change the Senate's filibuster rule to allow Republican-sponsored legislation to reform voter ...