A common mechanism used to gauge the frequency of filibusters is the number of “cloture motions” filed during a particular…

Modern senators, of both political parties, have repeatedly resorted to the filibuster, once a seldomly used tool, to obstruct the…

By reducing the amount of votes needed to end any filibustering procedures against Presidential nominations in the Executive and Judicial…

On September 25, 2013, Republican Senator Ted Cruz made the fourth longest filibuster speech of 21 hours and 19 minutes…