To get any budget items passed, GOP lawmakers — and President Donald Trump himself — will need to accept compromises.

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

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

Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to ...

When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday fired the opening salvo in the battle to implement President Trump’s agenda by advancing a budget resolution focused on immigration and military priorities, putting ...

House GOP leaders overcame an important hurdle Thursday morning after cutting a deal with Freedom Caucus holdouts on a budget ...

Democrats have fallen back in love with the filibuster. Mere weeks into President Trump’s second term, Senate Democrats are already making liberal use of the obstructive maneuver, flying in the ...

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The courts may continue to intervene, as some already have, and it is likely that the administration will often lose in those ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators ...

Arizona's Democratic senators have been on the losing end of every confirmation they opposed since President Donald Trump ...