Perspective: The Senate rule Trump hates may be sparing him something costlier than defeat on the SAVE America Act.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas called on fellow Senate Republicans to change the chamber's filibuster rules and pass the "SAVE Act" as he faces a primary runoff against Texas Attorney General ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday said he supported the SAVE America Act, but that there is not enough support in the Senate to change the filibuster and clear a path for the ...

For months, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) has resisted pressure from President Donald Trump to get rid of the filibuster, the long-standing rule that requires 60 votes to advance ...

Passage of the SAVE Act is of paramount importance to President Trump and many congressional Republicans. In his State of the Union speech, the president implored lawmakers "to approve the SAVE ...

Populist Republicans have launched what is likely a doomed attack on the Senate filibuster, the long-standing tradition that requires 60 out of 100 votes in the upper chamber to pass most legislation.

Representative Jason Smith criticizes the United States Senate's gridlock on crucial legislation, including a bipartisan housing bill and the popular Save America Act, despite overwhelming House ...

Proponents of the “talking filibuster” quagmire like to point to the success of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as evidence that important things can be done by breaking a talking filibuster. After all, ...

I’ve explained why the “talking filibuster” will lead Republicans into a quagmire. I’ve also answered objections to that argument and explained why Harry Reid’s actions in 2013 show how even modest ...