The ongoing federal government shutdown is poised to break the record for longest shutdown in the history of the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed or forced to ...

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 ...

The Senate filibuster, which requires 60 votes to advance most legislation, is a procedural safeguard to ensure political stability. While not in the Constitution, the filibuster aligns with the ...

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is entering his fourth hour of his filibuster against John Brennan's nomination for CIA director, promising to "speak today until the president says, no, he will not kill you ...

Republican President Donald Trump, instead of calling on Congress to negotiate over its budget impasse, has instead called on GOP senators to end the filibuster rule to bypass a Democratic roadblock ...

To nuke the filibuster or not to nuke the filibuster? That’s the big question as we head into the sixth week of a record federal government shutdown. We keep hearing that the filibuster is a powerful ...

US government shutdown: US President Donald Trump has urged Republican Senators to get rid of the filibuster in the US Senate by invoking the "nuclear option" as the US government shutdown crossed the ...

Californians don’t have to imagine what unchecked majority rule looks like. They see it in Sacramento. The Legislature pushes through hundreds of bills, often moving from committee to the governor’s ...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House on Nov. 2, 2025. Credit - Samuel Corum—Getty Images Amid the U.S. government shutdown, which has stretched ...