Some reluctant Republicans say an old-school filibuster showdown with Democrats could paralyze the Senate with no guarantee of success. But President Trump and their own colleagues are spoiling for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The word “filibuster,” which derives from a Dutch term for pirates and plunderers, somehow came to describe those who disrupt ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is now calling for Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, a congressional rule meant to keep the balance of power in the upper chamber, because it is ...

WASHINGTON -- Frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats' unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate eliminate the ...