filibuster

With session ending at 6 p.m. Friday, Republicans say they could turn to a rarely-used maneuver to cut off the filibuster, but it remains a last resort

Lawmakers have until 6 p.m. Friday to finish work before adjournment.

While the Missouri Senate is expected to zero in on a measure making it harder to amend the constitution, the House looks to finish work on reauthorizing a key tax to fund the state’s Medicaid program.

Freedom Caucus fails in demand that initiative bill pass before the vote on appointees and is unable to force a change in GOP Senate leadership

Members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus held up the Senate for hours on Thursday over the lack of action on legislation that would make amending Missouri’s constitution more difficult.

A bipartisan group of senators spent over 20 hours filibustering a bill that rewrites Missouri’s utility laws.The hours-long discussion ranged from…

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill says Republicans have begun courting her and other moderate Democrats in hopes of avoiding filibusters in the next Congress.…

Averting big, abrupt tax increases and spending cuts isn’t the only issue pressing in Washington this week.The U.S. Senate may soon move to fundamentally…