filibuster

Voting legislation that is a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda and a top priority for civil rights leaders is on track for defeat

President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote soon on easing filibuster rules in an effort to advance stalled voting rights legislation

The White House says President Joe Biden will lay out his thinking in the coming weeks about moving to “fundamentally alter” the filibuster or even eliminate the legislative roadblock that empowers the Senate minority

President Joe Biden says Democrats are considering a change to the Senate’s filibuster rules to quickly approve lifting the nation’s debt limit — but the change still seems highly unlikely, in part because all Democratic senators would need to be on board.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was among several dozen people arrested after refusing to leave the Phoenix office of Democratic U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

Senators love to debate the validity of the filibuster and whether laws should be passed with a super-majority of 60 votes or a simple majority of 51 votes. But both parties have benefitted at one time from the filibuster, and both parties have revised the rules when they’ve held the majority votes. So what exactly is the filibuster and why...

Looming over the Senate Democrats this year is a decision that could fundamentally change Congress as it has operated for decades.

Progressive Democrats are trying to remain optimistic after hearing that Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia will not be supporting the For the People Act, a bill that would expand voting rights in every state. “I still see momentum. Joe Manchin has voted with Joe Biden 100% up until now,” said Mara Dolan of Left of Center. But…

Many progressives are anxious about the Biden agenda after Sen. Joe Manchin signaled he would not support two big Democratic priorities.

The Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned ominously of a “scorched earth” landscape if Democrats use their new majority to bring an end to the Senate filibuster in hopes of muscling legislation supporting President Joe Biden’s agenda past GOP opposition.

Now that President Joe Biden is on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat says he may be open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to push through the White House’s agenda.

Here is what you need to know about the filibuster: how it works, why there’s always talk about eliminating it and some notable filibusters in history.