Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A defining feature of the U.S. Senate for more than two centuries, the concept of using long speeches to delay action or bring ...

State Senators had a late night at the Capitol working to meet deadline on Thursday due to disruptions in the session. Sen. Nathan Dahm was filibustering, reading hundreds of pages of legislation, so ...

Contrary to recent mythology, there has never been a Senate tradition of filibustering nominees to the Supreme Court. Only once in history has there been a clear attempt to filibuster a first-time ...

As a clinical psychologist and academic, I have observed many covert attempts to block social justice efforts within the various systems in which I work. I have been asked to write multiple memos or ...

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On Thursday, news that Nebraska Democrats narrowly defeated a six-week abortion ban came as a shock, as state after state—particularly in the Midwest and the South—passes bans in the aftermath of Roe ...

26 Jun 2013, Austin, Texas, USA --- State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Ft. Worth, late in the evening during her filibuster of abortion bills that descended into chaos as political drama unfolded at the Texas ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Another day of filibustering in the Nebraska Legislature. Unlike Monday, this time we heard pushback from other senators. Neither side is prepared to blink first. “It seems to ...

Sen. Cory Booker was not officially filibustering, a practice that dates back to 1789. A defining feature of the U.S. Senate for more than two centuries, the concept of using long speeches to delay ...