Paul's filibuster brings to mind a question: Will his filibuster come close to any of his Senatorial forebears? The longest spoken filibuster in American history was by Sen. Strom Thurmond of ...

Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...

South Korean opposition parties set a new world record for the longest filibuster, Friday, continuing their speeches for the fourth consecutive day to protest an anti-terrorism bill pushed by the ...

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom ...

Rep. Kim said on Wednesday on Facebook, "How long the speech was is not important, and the people should think about why the opposition began the filibuster. We will do politics to protect the ...

Senator John Thune said Friday that the filibuster has "perhaps the greatest impact in preserving the Founders' vision of the Senate." ...

But there has long been Senate precedent for that means (see, e.g., Gold article at pp. 260–269). The legislative filibuster owes its continued existence not to any formal obstacle that would ...

CLIP SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL: Twenty years ago, there was no talk, none whatsoever, of tearing down long-standing minority rights on legislation. The legislative filibuster is a crucial part of the ...

MERKLEY: Of course, my argument is for the talking filibuster, which means that as long as the Democrats in the minority maintain a continuous presence on the floor speaking, they can block a bill.