In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to use a 'nuclear option' parliamentary maneuver to expedite confirmation of about 40 ...

The Senate nears another "nuclear" showdown as Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., channels the tactics of leadership past in ...

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is very wrong to weaken the Senate’s historic filibuster procedure — which allows ...

Former Sen. Joe Manchin's new book details heated conflicts with former President Joe Biden and describes having a better ...

Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a forthcoming book, calling his ...

Former Sen. Joe Manchin opened up about the wrath he faced from former President Joe Biden’s “very bad temper” and how he was ...

For years, progressives have been the most ardent voices calling to eliminate the filibuster. Senate Republicans will aim to ...

Republicans have since deployed the maneuver two other times. In 2017, Senate Republicans eliminated the filibuster for ...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday night failed to change the filibuster rule to allow voting rights legislation to pass with a simple majority. The rule change would have required 51 votes to pass ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Early Saturday morning, the Texas State Senate gave final approval to legislation to redraw the state’s congressional map. The vote came after Republicans in the chamber made a ...