For years, California’s late Sen. Dianne Feinstein fought off calls by her fellow Democrats to get rid of the filibuster, a Senate rule used to great effect by Republicans to thwart Democrats’ key ...

It’s a scenario that has played out repeatedly for decades in the Senate: A narrow majority, intent on getting its way on legislation it prioritizes, is held back by the filibuster, and threatens to ...

There is a rule in Washington that operates with almost mathematical precision: whichever party controls the Senate wants to abolish the filibuster, and whichever party doesn’t control the Senate ...