The Senate invoked cloture on Pete Hegseth's nomination for Secretary of Defense with a 51-49 vote, ending the filibuster.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The filibuster’s power came into question once again on Thursday, as the rules committee convened to discuss a handful of changes to the 109th Legislature. The filibuster ...

The Senate will consider amendments to the Laken Riley Act Monday, Jan. 13, a bill Republicans hope will be a first step in overhauling United States immigration law. The bill would require immigrants ...

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Although Republicans now control the Senate, the filibuster rule means that at least seven Democrats would need to join Republicans for the bill to pass the upper chamber and go to the president ...

There are four types of clothing allowances. Military members, both officers and enlisted, receive a uniform allowance when they first report for duty. Enlisted members of the military receive ...

This table reflects the schedule of 2025 military pay dates for the active and reserve components. The information may help avoid any confusion as to when you should expect to see the payment ...

Therefore, the federal government would have to at least temporarily default on many of its obligations, from Social Security payments and salaries for federal civilian employees and the military to ...

The Cowboys owner went on a winding filibuster in the wake of the Cowboys’ 23-19 loss to Washington when the topic turned to Mike McCarthy’s fate. When you got past the Mississippi riverboat ...

For almost half a century, the Philippines served as the linchpin of American military power in Asia. During the height of the Vietnam war, the sprawling Clark Air Base and Subic Bay Naval Base on ...

But doing so likely would require votes to break Senate rules concerning what sorts of measures are or aren’t subject to the filibuster, the upper chamber’s effective 60-vote threshold to pass ...