The Senate nears another "nuclear" showdown as Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., channels the tactics of leadership past in a long-running procedural arms race.

Senate Republicans used what is known as the nuclear option to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, weakening Congress’s vetting role.

Lawmakers are set to consider changes to Missouri's congressional districts and the state's initiative petition process in a special session.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to use a 'nuclear option' parliamentary maneuver to expedite confirmation of about 40 lower-level nominees this week.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday night failed to change the filibuster rule to allow voting rights legislation to pass with a simple majority. The rule change would have required 51 votes to pass but did not have the support of all Democrats, whose ...

President Donald Trump had advocated for reducing the number of votes needed to stop filibusters from 60 to 51, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had declined, citing the need to maintain the traditional way of doing things in the Senate.