A few weeks ago, when a day of Senate hearings on Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court ended on what was described as a “confrontational note,” Senate Minority Leader ...

Several Republican senators have been reconsidering their support for the Senate filibuster amid pressure from President ...

A key player in Congress’ permitting reform negotiations is calling for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster in order to ...

President Donald Trump and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent urged an end to the Senate filibuster rule ahead of an anticipated ...

The Senate appears to be headed for another partisan fight over key White House nominations, including nominations to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and spots on national regulatory ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer angrily denounced as an “abomination” the Supreme Court’s leaked draft decision that would overturn the nation’s landmark Roe v. Wade law. The ...

The U.S. Senate was designed for serious debate, thoroughly vetting and refining laws before they are deployed to reshape the nation. In practice, though, the upper chamber has become a graveyard for ...