Filibuster

To honor incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's commitment to run the chamber according to "regular order," the GOP will form the Energy and Natural Resources Committee early this week, ahead of other Senate committees, GOP aides confirmed. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty images)

Energy and Environment

Keystone XL fast track won’t stop McConnell from running Senate by ‘regular order’

David M. Drucker · January 5, 2015 10:14 pm

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The ‘nuclear option’ worked for Dems. Will the GOP reconsider?

Susan Ferrechio · December 15, 2014 10:00 am

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans ‘soul searching’ over filibuster rule

Susan Ferrechio · December 9, 2014 11:41 pm

Democrats lost the South through culture war and elitism

Timothy P. Carney · December 9, 2014 11:00 pm

Message to Senate GOP: Don’t surrender by restoring judicial filibuster

Hugh Hewitt · November 23, 2014 10:00 pm

From left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., pause during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Senate GOP likely to come up short if it confronts Obama on immigration

David M. Drucker · November 22, 2014 11:01 pm

Obama’s Makeover of the Judiciary

Terry Eastland · November 17, 2014 5:00 am

Senate Republicans zero in on ‘reconciliation’ to try to dismantle Obamacare

Senate Republicans zero in on ‘reconciliation’ to try to dismantle Obamacare

David M. Drucker · November 12, 2014 7:08 pm

The GOP Class of 2014 resembles the most successful draft by any NFL team in memory. (iStock)

GOP Senate class of 2014 is broad and deep

Hugh Hewitt · November 9, 2014 10:00 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch says the Republicans should keep the nuclear option, which places him in agreement with prominent grassroots conservatives. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Orrin Hatch: Republicans should keep the nuclear option

Kelly Cohen · November 6, 2014 8:30 pm

NOV. 21, 2013: Harry Reid, D-Nev., talks to reporters about the new Senate filibuster rules, the so-called 'nuclear option.' (Getty images/Chip Somodevilla)

Conservatives: Don’t bring back filibuster

Kelly Cohen · November 5, 2014 8:47 pm

Why 15 minutes of fame should have been enough for Wendy Davis

Why 15 minutes of fame should have been enough for Wendy Davis

Ashe Schow · October 23, 2014 2:06 pm