LINCOLN — An amendment that would water down a mandatory paid sick leave initiative Nebraska voters passed in November was slowed down by a filibuster Thursday. The filibuster halted progress on ...

When Trump first took office, Cruz pushed to overhaul the filibuster because he thought Democrats would eventually do the same. He now admits he was wrong. The Arizona senator clashed with fellow ...

New Electoral Law Nullifies Citizens’ "Political Participation" in Nicaragua’s Decisions, Warns the Urnas Abiertas ...

Then, at 11:18 a.m., Sen. Wendy Davis, a Fort Worth Democrat, took to the Senate floor and started what she hoped would be a 13-hour filibuster of the abortion bill. If Davis managed to keep the ...

They also said that by caving, Democrats ceded perhaps the only leverage they had, a filibuster, to get concessions from Republicans, who control the White House and Congress. Gov. JB Pritzker ...

Bessent went on to criticize congressional reconciliation rules, which avoid the Senate filibuster and under which the current Republican tax extensions are being advanced, for requiring that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move forward with a Republican spending bill ...

He allowed Russian troops, ships, and planes into Nicaragua. Of course, only for humanitarian purposes, Russian troops can enter Nicaragua in the second part of 2022,″ Skabeeva said.

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are working to codify into law President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order that calls for the elimination of the U.S. Education Department. GOP ...

The fight then went to the Senate, where the minority’s ability to filibuster gave Democrats a more realistic chance to stop Republicans’ funding bill. In the aftermath, all hell has broken ...