Richard A. Arenberg

Such bipartisan resolve might be welcome if the objective were not so misguided.

The procedural rule requiring 60 votes, in most cases, to end a filibuster — to cut off debate and proceed to a vote on a pending bill — is

Presidents are sometimes enraged by the supermajority requirement to end a filibuster in the Senate because it gets in the way of one-party

The Senate, once a crown jewel in our political system, is failing America. At its best, which many Americans still remember, the Senate was

Without the filibuster as a counter-weight against totally majority-driven procedures, Chairman Grassley (R-IA) and his majority were able t

McCain in his final speech to the Senate in July reminded his colleagues that, “…our arcane rules and customs are deliberately intended to r

Where is the great tradition of the U.S. Senate and its oversight of the executive branch? Where are the voices of conscience?

President Donald Trump attacks what he calls the “witch hunt” by special counsel Robert Mueller virtually every day now. Included in his...

In recent years both parties have been weaponizing procedure with each party retaliating for past indignities, with their own provocations.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) chats with Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (R) during a...

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch (L) talks with Chief Justice John Roberts (R) on the steps of the Supreme Court following his official...

On December 12, the voters in Alabama are scheduled to select a new U.S. Senator in a special election to fill the seat formerly held by...

The Republican right is engaging in a big push to change the face of the federal judiciary. They are pressuring the Senate Republicans to...