Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Tuesday that Republican senators will discuss employing a seldom-used interpretation of the Senate Rules to require that Democrats actively hold the Sente floor with continuous debate — a so-called standing filibuster — to increase the chances of Congress passing nationwide voting reform.

Yet after 300 days, the Senate Rules Committee has still made no move to bring it to the floor. More than 30 House Republicans, led by Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, sent a scathing letter to committee Chairman Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., demanding action.

Nearly 100 more nominees were confirmed by the Senate late Thursday, enabling President Donald Trump to close out his first calendar year back in the White House with more confirmations compared to the same time for his predecessor. A change in Senate ...

The Missouri Senate passed new rules on Tuesday that could make it harder to force an end to debate in the chamber. The chamber voted 23-11 on two new rules, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina).