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

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

There's one big guardrail left on Trump's ambitions. Democrats are gearing up for a showdown that could destroy it.

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

Senate Republicans used what is known as the nuclear option to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, ...

Lawmakers are set to consider changes to Missouri's congressional districts and the state's initiative petition process in a ...

Senate Democrats have gone to unprecedented lengths to slow confirmations for Trump nominees in what Wyoming Sen. John ...

Republicans will need at least seven Democrats to back whatever spending deal is proposed in order to avoid a filibuster in the Senate.

Concerns about changing the rules, while understandable, shouldn’t prevent Republicans from doing so.