The Senate skirting the filibuster to strike down California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles was the latest wound to a tactic in decline.

The filibuster once tore Democrats apart. They're doing it all over again. The filibuster is once again pitting Democrat against Democrat.

Two years ago, Democrats nearly toppled the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation. But with an incoming Republican majority in the Senate, it may be their only tool to fight against a ...

But here are some things to know about what constitutes a filibuster and what falls short. And, some of what people define as a filibuster is in the eyes of the beholder.

The filibuster is a hot topic in the Senate, where lawmakers pushing voting rights legislation are contending with this potential stumbling block.

We have written a lot about how the Senate filibuster rule is holding up progress in the federal government.

President Biden has called to suspend the Senate filibuster so Democrats can codify abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

A simple majority could vote to cut off a filibuster, if it represents a majority of the U.S. population.

You’re going to start to hear a lot more about Democrats’ efforts to end the filibuster in the US Senate. If successful, it’ll be an important move supported by good-government advocates as ...

The filibuster is a hot topic in the Senate, where Joe Biden wants lawmakers to pass voting rights legislation despite the procedural hurdle.

President Biden and some Democrats support changing Senate rules to require holding the floor with speeches — and, perhaps, singing and recitations from Dr. Seuss. Here’s how that worked in ...

The Senate filibuster—the rule that allows a minority of senators to block nearly every piece of legislation—may not have the literal weight of stone or metal.