The U.S. Senate has been dysfunctional for decades. There has been a lack of debate on bills thanks to procedural tactics used by the leadership of both parties that marginalized rank-and-file members ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the conference isn't "unified" on using the rarely used tool as he faces increased ...

The plan is a nonstarter for most GOP senators, who have warned of a monthslong suck of precious floor time and rippling implications from changing the fabric of the chamber’s procedure. “The talking ...

Despite President Donald Trump demanding that Majority Leader John Thune find some way to pass a voter ID bill in the Senate, Republicans in the chamber maintain they do not have the support to change ...

So what has Congress done for you lately?Big Beautiful Bill? Sure. I’ll give you that one. And it covered a huge amount of ground, from tax cuts to border spending, but that was eight months ago.Since ...

President Donald Trump vowed that the SAVE Act will get through the Senate "one way or another" and Democrats will need to go old school to fight it. The post Trump Vows to Push His Voter ID Law ...

Sen. Mike Lee and other hard-liners want to pursue the “talking filibuster.” Their colleagues are skeptical.

Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success. But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., says doesn't have the votes to abolish the filibuster, which President Donald Trump has called for. WASHINGTON — Republicans are on the brink of an internal ...