WASHINGTON — Some in the GOP’s full-force push to pass legislation that would add requirements to vote in U.S. elections have ignited a new conversation about changing Senate rules around the ...

A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that President Trump cannot ban news organizations from covering him at the White House ...

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the White House's revocation of hard passes for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists likely violated their First and Fifth Amendment rights.

Kelly's order last month ⁠gave the CNN, MS NOW, and Politico journalists access to the White House grounds on a temporary ...

The ruling will ensure access to the White House grounds while the outlets sue to overturn the ban. But it doesn’t resolve ...

A bipartisan duo are seeking rule changes to fast-track certain pieces of legislation without dismantling key Senate procedures.

Almost like clockwork, every time control of the Senate changes, the party in the majority talks about abolishing the ...

This is the top flight of English football now, this faceless parade, this feast of redaction, this lawyers’ jamboree, this case without end, this land of double-speak and deflection and filibuster ...

Daily Kos Opinions is a forum for sharp commentary and shrewd conversations. These pieces reflect guest contributor views and don’t represent an official endorsement by Daily Kos. Last week, I made ...

To hear it spoken of in Washington, the filibuster is either a bogeyman or a boon: a dreaded obstacle to reform or an essential tool to slow things down. Most politicos fall into either camp. It’s too ...

On August 29, 1957, the United States entered a new chapter in its long struggle over racial equality as President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law. The legislation ...

Now OK'd by a Senate panel for a seat on the 5th Circuit, Charles Pickering Sr. will likely have to runa filibuster gantlet before the full chamber. Plus: Two of President Bush's more controversial ...