Filibuster

The Oregon Democrat should know. He sharpened it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Jeff Merkley says GOP ‘put a knife’ into the heart of republic by ending Supreme Court filibuster

Philip Wegmann · April 6, 2017 8:15 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, declined to say Thursday whether he would support the elimination of the legislative filibuster. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ted Cruz won’t rule out ending the legislative filibuster

Al Weaver · April 6, 2017 6:11 pm

Every GOP Senator Votes to Kill the Filibuster for Supreme Court Nominees

John McCormack · April 6, 2017 6:10 pm

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., vigorously opposed the Republican move on Thursday to end the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Merkley flips: Nuclear option ‘had to be done’ in 2013, now it’s a ‘dark deed’

Pete Kasperowicz · April 6, 2017 6:07 pm

Beltway Confidential

Chuck Schumer’s pre-filibuster tantrum reveals real motivation of Democrats

Philip Wegmann · April 6, 2017 5:48 pm

Senate Republicans have gone "nuclear" to overcome a Democratic filibuster against Judge Neil Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

No, the Senate won’t be a smaller version of the House without the filibuster — here are 4 reasons why

Jason Russell · April 6, 2017 5:16 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a final warning to Democrats who planned to block Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch in an 11 a.m. vote, and said if that happens, they'd be responsible for triggering a rule change in the Senate known as the "nuclear option." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell issues final warning to Democrats on ‘nuclear option’

Susan Ferrechio · April 6, 2017 2:48 pm

A Democratic senator held the Senate floor through the night and was still going Wednesday in an attention-grabbing talk-a-thon highlighting his party's opposition to President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Legislative filibuster likely to survive death of its judicial cousin

David M. Drucker · April 6, 2017 4:01 am

The opening shots in the judicial wars can be traced to shortly after Antonin Scalia's confirmation in 1986. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How the Senate got to the brink of using the nuclear option on Supreme Court nominees

Ryan Lovelace · April 6, 2017 4:01 am

Once Upon a Time, Merkley Supported Nuclear Option Even if Republicans Were in Charge

Chris Deaton · April 5, 2017 7:45 pm

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley ended his marathon speech on the Senate floor protesting the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court after 15-and-a-half hours Wednesday.

Merkley ends his all-night speech against Gorsuch after 15-and-a-half hours

Kyle Feldscher · April 5, 2017 2:33 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blasted the Democratic minority's upcoming "unprecedented partisan filibuster" coming against Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell: Democrats would filibuster Ruth Bader Ginsburg if Trump nominated her

Ryan Lovelace · April 5, 2017 2:28 pm