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

The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...

Former South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster in opposition to landmark civil rights legislation remains the longest in history at just over 24 hours. Last month, Senate Democrats ...

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With a Washington hub, regional offices and several thousand employees, the federal department has a few key functions. These ...

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When Senate Democratic Leader Schumer says “Jump,” Sen. Angus King of Maine, who purports to be an independent, dutifully ...

Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled ...

President Donald Trump promised for years to abolish the department — which he can't do without congressional approval.

Jonathan Shorman and Kacen Bayless, Tribune News Service Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe last week rolled out an ambitious ...