The Maine governor and establishment pick to challenge GOP Sen. Susan Collins said she wants to keep the Senate's 60-vote ...

Democrats continue to insist, however, that the shutdown is the Republicans’ fault since, according to Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), “They have the presidency, they have the Senate, they have ...

Some are asking if President Donald Trump, who has criticized the filibuster, might call for the “nuclear option" to remove ...

Frustration is growing inside the GOP as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight and as military members are ...

Senate Republicans need Democratic support to reopen the government, but they aren't ready to change Senate rules to ...

Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) is now facing a federal tax lien over millions of dollars in unpaid taxes, a new report revealed.

In a social media post, the far-right Georgia congresswoman called on Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster, lowering the threshold on future legislation to a simple majority.

Even if Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election and his fellow Democrats gain full control of Congress, his ability to secure passage of an ambitious legislative agenda may be limited by a ...

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Airport managers need to wake up fast. With only a handful of exceptions, people running airports across America are risking serious fines and being barred from government work for up to five years by ...

As the partial government shutdown rolls into its third week, some Republicans are floating the idea of getting rid of the Senate filibuster to overcome ...