How should the Democrats govern? On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the political strategist Adam Jentleson and Ezra Klein discuss the ...
WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump, in a series of Truth Social posts on Monday, July 27, urged Majority Leader John Thune not to let the US Senate recess "until it passes The Save America Act.” ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) sits on the steps of the U.S. Capitol on October 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Despite promising ...
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What is a filibuster?

A filibuster is an attempt to delay or block a vote on a piece of legislation or confirmation in the Senate. When the Senate ...
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said if Democrats regain the Senate, they must scuttle the filibuster if they hope to succeed. Speaking on a Friday episode of the Nobody Knows Anything podcast, Murphy ...
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac ...
Pressure is building on Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to scrap the filibuster in order to pass President Trump's voting regulation agenda, known as the SAVE America Act. The filibuster is ...
Ben Sasse’s op-ed “America Needs the Filibuster” (July 20) makes a persuasive case for why the filibuster is an important part of our country’s governance. I agree that a permanent filibuster makes ...
Donald Trump—juggling a war that shows more signs every week of dragging on far longer than he imagined, a nation of enraged air travelers, and a day of protests against him that was the largest of ...
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has reversed his campaign promise to eliminate the Senate filibuster. Fetterman now believes the filibuster is a necessary tool to protect the minority party's voice. He ...