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The Senate nears another "nuclear" showdown as Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., channels the tactics of leadership past in ...
If a shutdown persists, Trump may order Republicans to kill the filibuster altogether. Will Democrats risk the loss of their ...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is very wrong to weaken the Senate’s historic filibuster procedure — which allows ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to use a 'nuclear option' parliamentary maneuver to expedite confirmation of about 40 ...
In using the nuclear option, John Thune has turned a Senate precedent on its head, defying his reputation as an ...
Under Senate rules, only a senator who voted on the winning side of a roll call can request that the chamber reconsider the ...
CHAIRMAN REED TAKES THE GAVEL: Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dropped his demand that Democrats agree to give up their power to change Senate rules to end the filibuster, which now clears the way for ...
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A Lexington attorney announced he will run against state Rep. Pamela Stevenson in the Democratic primary for Mitch ...