When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators find ways around the filibuster, the custom whereby a supermajority of 60 votes is required to pass legislation.

Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...

“And I think that is a major structural change to the country.” McConnell has long been a fierce defender of the Senate’s ...

Arguments for whether Nebraska lawmakers should change the threshold needed to end debate and shut off a filibuster, possibly aiding conservative priorities, appear more centered on rural and urban ...

One proposal Lippincott put forward would change the threshold needed to end a filibuster from 33 to 30 lawmakers, while another changes the threshold to a three-fifths majority of the members ...

The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster again during a second procedural vote on Friday, amassing more than 60 votes to advance it to a final vote. By a margin of 61-35 ...

should the change be adopted. Several other rules changes were proposed to weaken the filibuster, including changing what can be challenged as germane and how senators can overrule the chair ...

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 ...

One reason senators have been hesitant to change the filibuster rules is a shift in the urban-rural split in the Legislature, Lippincott said. "The demographics of the state of Nebraska continue ...

They’re going to cram these massive policy proposals into a “reconciliation” bill, which is exempt from the filibuster, but was never meant to be a vehicle for such massive policy change.

Schumer strongly implied nuking the filibuster once and for all would be on the agenda should Democrats hold the Senate. “We came close last time, as you remember, we couldn’t change the rules ...

Feb. 23, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Arguments for whether Nebraska lawmakers should change the threshold needed to end debate and shut off a filibuster, possibly aiding ...