Thune: Senate GOP will discuss using ‘standing filibuster’ to help pass voting reform

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Tuesday that Republican senators will discuss employing a seldom-used ...

GOP lawmakers urge Thune to tweak filibuster rules to pass voter ID bill

Yet after 300 days, the Senate Rules Committee has still made no move to bring it to the floor. More than 30 House ...
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Missouri Senate passes new rules that makes it harder to end debate in chamber

The Missouri Senate passed new rules on Tuesday that could make it harder to force an end to debate in the chamber. The chamber voted 23-11 on two new rules, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem ...
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WATCH LIVE: House Rules Committee considers Senate funding plan during partial shutdown

Under the plan approved by the Senate, DHS would be funded temporarily to Feb. 13, setting up a deadline for Congress to find ...