Their efforts, likely doomed from the start due to GOP congressional control, come as voters demand more resistance.

Budget reconciliation is a legislative process that can be used to override the filibuster and expedite the approval of a package of legislation in Congress that changes spending, revenues, or the ...

Both “pan” and “omni” mean “all,” and the distinction between omnisexuality and pansexuality is hazy. Some people use them interchangeably. Bisexuality, at its core, involves ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When things actually happen on Capitol Hill, it’s frequently because senators ...

Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get Democrats on the ...

The measure is set to be one of the first pieces of legislation sent to President Trump's desk after it overcame the legislative filibuster's 60-vote threshold twice this month. The bill ...

Meghan Markle has been described as acting 'like a Mean Girls teenager' and becoming 'cold' towards staff in a damning profile in Vanity Fair. The Duchess of Sussex would reportedly be 'warm and ...

Meghan Markle has been dubbed a “‘Mean Girls’ teenager” by a former staffer who made new allegations in a bombshell exposé on the duchess and her husband, Prince Harry. The report ...

The Senate voted 61-35 to advance the bill, clearing the 60-vote threshold necessary to overcome the filibuster. The chamber plans to pass the bill on Monday, and will only need a majority vote at ...

A bipartisan bill to crack down on illegal immigration narrowly overcame its second and final 60-vote filibuster in the Senate on Friday, all but ensuring its eventual passage in Congress.

Senators on Thursday cleared the final filibuster test for the Laken Riley Act, setting up a final vote on legislation that would push the administration to detain and try to deport even lower-level c ...