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

Rule allows minority party to block legislation, but GOP is reluctant to scrap it as they could lose majority ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is that the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has ...

Amid the U.S. government shutdown, which has stretched into its second month, President Donald Trump is ramping up the pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action commonly known ...

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster to bring the month-long government shutdown to a close. That's a really bad idea, and the Republicans know it's a really bad ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is that the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has ...

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I hate to agree with President Donald Trump, but why do we put up with the 60-vote requirement (aka filibuster) for most votes in the Senate? Last year’s election in the U.K. shows that with the ...

As the latest and longest government shutdown enters its denouement, Congress will be left to tally the costs and repair the damage. One thing to be thankful for: The filibuster, the procedural oddity ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., indicated that he would lead the effort to peel back the filibuster after previously being a staunch defender of the 60-vote Senate rule as minority ...

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster to bring the month-long government shutdown to a close. That’s a really bad idea, and the Republicans know it’s a really bad ...