“BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GONE STONE COLD ‘CRAZY,’ THE CHOICE IS CLEAR—INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump added in a ...

The air is turning blue over the Capitol Dome. And the government is more shut than ever. Washington woke Thursday to a whiff of rare hope that behind-the-scenes efforts were accelerating in the ...

Initiate the ‘nuclear option’ (and) get rid of the filibuster,” Trump posted on his social media site. “Get rid of it, now.” ...

The filibuster is a long-standing tactic in the Senate to delay or block votes on legislation by keeping the debate running.

Senate Democrats who had pushed vociferously for the filibuster’s elimination just four years ago are using it to try to ...

As of this week, 36 of the 65 War Department positions requiring Senate confirmation have yet to be filled. Some of President Trump’s nominees for these jobs have been referred to committee ...

For years, Republicans have been blaming their inability to get anything done on transgender people, and out Rep. Mark Takano ...

Richard Charter of Bodega Bay has spent his adult life protecting coasts and oceans, especially from the ravages of energy extraction. When crude oil starts pouring into the sea, his phone tends ...

In separate posts on social media, Trump late Tuesday instructed congressional Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster ...

Senators have left Washington as the government shutdown marks day 31 and amid a looming deadline for SNAP benefits. Follow for live updates.

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ...

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) says he is a “firm no” on eliminating the Senate filibuster, which requires legislation to have 60 votes to advance, pushing back on President Trump’s call to deploy the ...