WASHINGTON — The slaughter in Florida and an attention-grabbing filibuster in the Senate did little to break the election-year stalemate…
WASHINGTON — A Democratic senator waged a filibuster into the night Wednesday, an attempt to force a vote on gun…
Senate Democrats eased the way for swift approval of President Barack Obama's current and future nominees on Thursday, voting unilaterally…
Liberal Democrats fiercely defended the filibuster against Republican assault during the Bush administration. But after losing their filibuster-proof Senate majority…
With an even smaller majority in the 112th Congress next year, some Senate Democrats are pushing harder in their attempts…
The Washington Post has turned over its Sunday Outlook front page to Post blogger Ezra Klein, who denounces the use…
