President Donald Trump urged Republicans to “terminate the filibuster” to enact sweeping conservative policies and prevent Democrats from winning future elections — framing the Senate rule as the only ...

Senator Cory Booker wrapped up the longest speech in Senate history, surpassing a record that has stood since 1957. The New Jersey Democrat's marathon address was a protest against President Donald ...

In 2013, the then-­majority Democrats in the Senate, under the leadership of Sen. Harry Reid, changed U.S. Senate rules regarding the filibuster to eliminate it, but only for approving presidential ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has been speaking on the Senate floor for nearly 20 hours, warning that “tyranny has arrived” in America as the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week. His ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is using a lengthy filibuster speech to criticize President Donald Trump as Senate Democrats utilize the procedural tool to block passage of a GOP-backed measure to open the ...

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record this week for the longest speech ever made on the Senate floor, but it wasn't a filibuster. Here's why.

Gladys V. Salazar of Dallas (left) hugs Melly Aceves of Dallas after receiving ashes during an Ash Wednesday Mass at National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Feb. 18, 2026, in Dallas. As ...

A Judicial Coup in Utah: A Response to Andy McCarthy Audio By Carbonatix Proponents of the “talking filibuster” quagmire like to point to the success of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as evidence that ...

Senate Republicans could force Democrats into a talking filibuster on voter identification, but it’s unclear if they will use the strategy to pass the bill. The SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed ...