The new Senate Republican majority is promising to leave the filibuster alone — even if it stands in the way of the Trump ...

With full control, Trump and the Republicans will be able to pursue their legislative agenda without serious threat from ...

Asked if the legislative filibuster would remain unchanged during his tenure, Thune replied "yes." The 60-vote threshold is a ...

Republicans contend that they can compensate for lost tax revenue by fostering economic growth and streamlining the federal government through spending cuts and a new government efficiency department ...

Thune also pledged that Republicans will respect the legislative filibuster, the custom by which a minority of senators can ...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed, 327-75, legislation that would repeal Social Security’s windfall elimination provision (WEP) and government pension offset (GPO) — tax provisions that ...

Republicans win the House as well as the Senate, giving Donald Trump a clear path to pass legislation. But the small majority ...

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as that chamber’s next majority leader during a ...

With President-elect Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans winning control of the White House plus both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 5 election, the Democrats will have one important tool for ...

Republicans have clinched the White House and Congress, though with a House majority so slim that it might hamper parts of ...

The filibuster is a potent tool within the U.S. Senate, requiring a supermajority of 60 votes for most legislative actions. Its power to block presidential agendas is notable, exemplified during ...

Should the 60-vote filibuster rule block a Trump priority next year, he could call on Senate leaders to do away with it, as ...