Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkeley is waging a largely one-man crusade to reform the Senate filibuster. He sees it as a way to help ...

As part of a handshake agreement to end the shutdown, Republicans in the Senate allowed an up-or-down vote on extending the ...

The Senate rejected the extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, guaranteeing a steep rise in health care costs for ...

Democrats, meanwhile, blocked a competing GOP bill on Thursday that would have bolstered health savings accounts instead.

The most extended government shutdown in U.S. history has revived a familiar argument: The Senate’s filibuster is to blame ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is that ...

Failed Senate votes on Obamacare fixes leave lawmakers divided on healthcare subsidies as Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...

Republicans blocked Democrats’ effort to extend the expiring subsidies while Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. proposal to replace ...

Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, both Arizona Democrats, voted Dec. 11 with their party on a three-year extension of the ...

WASHINGTON -- The US Senate on Thursday failed to advance competing Democratic and Republican health care bills, which means over 20 million people could face much higher premiums because the expanded ...

While Mr. Trump’s declaration had little practical effect for Ms. Peters, it was a reminder that the president has used his ...

President Donald Trump still wants the Senate to ditch the filibuster, putting Senate Majority Leader John Thune in a bind as both parties turn their attention to 2026.