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Populist Republicans have launched what is likely a doomed attack on the Senate filibuster, the long-standing tradition that requires 60 out of 100 votes in the upper chamber to pass most legislation.

In the next two weeks, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. plans to push four more major nominees through the Senate. They are attorney Cornelia “Nina” Pillard and U.S. District Judge Robert Wilkins, ...

I’ve been radicalized. By Harry Reid and Barack Obama. Goodbye moderation and sweet reason. No more clinging to constitutional and procedural restraint. It’s time to go nuclear. In the fourth quarter ...

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 ...

In a resumption of the judge wars from last decade, Republican senators today voted for the first successful filibuster of one of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, Goodwin Liu.Liu becomes ...