How majority leaders use the amendment tree to close the Senate floor to amendments—and how a simple rule change could reopen the process.

A package of Senate rules reforms would make the chamber more deliberative and productive, beginning with a proposal to limit debate on the motion to proceed so the Senate can actually get to legislation.

A four-part rules reform package would address frustrations in both parties and help the Senate deliberate and legislate more effectively.

Four rules changes that will help senators debate more, amend more, and vote more.

This post highlights how the House can make it easier for the Senate to pass legislation.

Senate minorities only gain leverage when they are willing to use the tools available to them.

How Senate rules might be used to move a border bill more quickly than many observers expect.

Sometimes, what happens on the floor reveals how the Senate really works.

Senate leaders use procedure to shape floor outcomes before debate even begins.

Democrats could have already voted to begin debate on the voting rights bill if they spent less time complaining about the Senate’s rules and more time using them to achieve their goals.