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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday announced he will not seek reelection to the Senate next year, firing a political shock ...
Republicans Sneak Filibuster-Weakening Trick Into Bill to Help Trump Senate Republicans are forcing through an anti-filibuster measure on the budget bill.
Tillis made the surprise announcement one day after he opposed a massive bill for Trump's agenda in the Senate.
By the 1870s, the filibuster had become both a fixture of the political process and a noun — though it was initially applied to the person who gave the speeches, rather than the act of speaking ...
Sen. Cory Booker's record-breaking Senate speech wasn't technically a filibuster, but it still put the word in focus. Here's what to know about its history, from the swashbuckling to the stonewalling.