WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states joined with Republicans Friday to clear the final hurdle to passing ...

Arguments for whether Nebraska lawmakers should change the threshold needed to end debate and shut off a filibuster, possibly ...

Senators on Thursday cleared the final filibuster test for the Laken Riley Act, setting up a final vote on legislation that ...

A bipartisan bill to crack down on illegal immigration narrowly overcame its second and final 60-vote filibuster Friday, all ...

We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in ...

All but two Republicans voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination as secretary of defense to a final vote, as Democrats raced to bolster fresh allegations about his personal conduct.

The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in ...

Defense secretary-designee Pete Hegseth’s nomination cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, inching him closer to getting confirmed in a significant win for one of President Trump’s ...

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced that she would not back President Donald Trump’s controversial Pentagon nominee, and ...

The filibuster’s power came into question once again on Thursday, as the rules committee convened to discuss a handful of ...

The Senate invoked cloture on Pete Hegseth's nomination for Secretary of Defense with a 51-49 vote, ending the filibuster. Hegseth will face the final confirmation vote on January 25. Invoking cloture ...