Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has praised Democrat Joe Manchin for resisting his own party’s push to eliminate the filibuster, saying the senator has “stood up”...
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has said he will not support abolishing or weakening the filibuster in what may be a blow to parts of the Democrats’...
Senator Patty Murray, a Washington state Democrat, indicated Friday that she would be willing to overturn the filibuster in order to pass a sweeping election reform...
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said that progressive candidates campaigning against him would be helpful for him regarding the Senate filibuster. A New York Times story...
Video has emerged showing Barack Obama defending the filibuster in 2005 prior to describing it as a “Jim Crow relic” as the issue on the practice...
President Joe Biden this week signaled that his position is softening on upholding the Senate rule that requires support from 60 senators to pass most legislation,...
Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut suggested on Tuesday that a new bill dealing with background checks for firearms could pass in the Senate despite its 50-50...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has warned that if the Democrats destroyed the legislative filibuster, a “nuclear winter” in Congress’ upper house would ensue. With Democratic...
While former President Donald Trump and Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have been at odds with one another since Trump left office, both agree that removing...
Senator Lindsey Graham has said he would be prepared to speak “until I fell over” if there is a return to the talking filibuster. Support has...