Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Senate Republicans that they are "ignoring basic game theory" if they don't eliminate the filibuster before Democrats do.

Congressional leaders have cautioned that changing the rules could backfire on Republicans when Democrats are in control of ...

The filibuster is probably the funniest strategy in American congressional procedure. Consider how ridiculous the basic premise of a filibuster is. You can hold up the functioning of the government ...

The word “filibuster,” which derives from a Dutch term for pirates and plunderers, somehow came to describe those who disrupt ...

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Trump has urged Senate Republicans to choose a dramatic strategy as the 2025 government shutdown threatens to become the ...

CONTINUATION FROM A HEARING OCTOBER 1ST. THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS NOW THE LONGEST IN U.S. HISTORY, AT 36 DAYS. PRESIDENT TRUMP AGAIN TODAY REITERATING HIS DESIRE FOR THE U.S. SENATE TO GET RID OF ...

The term first appeared in the English language in 1591, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The word was then `flee-booters.' Its origins are probably Dutch, with some Spanish and French ...

Karoline Leavitt argues Senate Republicans must eliminate the filibuster to implement Trump's election promises including ...

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