A defining feature of the U.S. Senate for more than two centuries, the concept of using long speeches to delay action or bring awareness to a cause has been at the heart of some of the most ...

She is now simply Wendy. As the leader of a last-minute fight against a rigid antiabortion bill, the filibustering, pink-sneaker-shod, Harvard Law School–trained, hardscrabble Texas-raised state ...

The last day of the Alabama legislative session turned into a long one. Some Democratic Senators filibustered for hours. The move to prolong the session seemed to stem at least partly from strong ...