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 ...

The unprecedented filibustering by Labour peers (or rather more accurately, given the splits between hardliners and moderates about Labour’s ranks in the Lords, some Labour peers) of the Parliamentary ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings 26 Jun 2013, Austin, Texas, USA --- State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Ft. Worth, ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) railed against “unprecedented Republican filibustering” that has delayed the debate over a climate change bill. Though senators from both parties agreed ...

A defining feature of the U.S. Senate for more than two centuries, the concept of using long speeches to delay action or bring awareness to a cause has been at the heart of some of the most ...