The U.S. Senate has been dysfunctional for decades. There has been a lack of debate on bills thanks to procedural tactics used by the leadership of both parties that marginalized rank-and-file ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the conference isn't "unified" on using the rarely used tool as he faces increased ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Wednesday that there’s not enough consensus in the Senate ...

The plan is a nonstarter for most GOP senators, who have warned of a monthslong suck of precious floor time and rippling ...

U.S. House Republicans and Sen. Mike Lee’s marquee voter ID legislation has hit an immovable object: Senate Republicans.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who is leading the push for the bill in the Senate, has called to abolish the so-called "zombie filibuster" and bring back an older form of the rule that requires objecting ...

First off, it was not a filibuster. But Booker's historic 25-hour speech broke the Senate record, and was a startling ...

Despite President Donald Trump demanding that Majority Leader John Thune find some way to pass a voter ID bill in the Senate, ...

Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success. But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for ...

The bill would require proof of citizenship to register, eliminate mail-only registrations, and require photo ID nationwide – changes Republicans argue are essential to election integrity. In other ...