For years, Democrats argued that the 60-vote threshold to cut off debate is an antiquated racist tool. Now, they celebrate it.
The District of Columbia’s new top prosecutor nearly upended a years-long narcotics case by demoting and removing the lead ...
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) broke Strom Thurmond’s 24-hour civil rights filibuster record with a day-long speech, but Democrats ...
In some cases, long Senate speeches don’t produce clear results. In other cases, they can help pass or prevent new ...
O'Laughlin said, "Change can bring conflict, and that seems to be the case here. That conflict, from speaking with most of ...
A Republican state senator spent hours Wednesday trying to block the appointment of his former colleague to a county office ...
Marjorie Shelton has lived on the same northern Greene County farm since she was 17. Now 96, she has served as an election ...
State Sen. Mike Moon attempted to block the appointment of former Senate leader Dave Schatz, who once punished him for ...
A state Senate bill is moving through the House that would change the process for how amendment questions appear on election ballots. A House committee passed the measure (SB 22) to give the courts ...
U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff is blocking the nomination of Missouri Republican Ed Martin to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, calling him a “one-man wrecking ball” on social ...