Senators don’t need unanimous consent to act—they can use the rules to force votes.

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

A detailed guide to how Senate majorities can avoid unlimited amendments in a talking filibuster.

A step-by-step guide to how a determined majority can overcome minority obstruction without abolishing the filibuster.

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

This piece reviews the procedural tools that can shorten, structure, or otherwise discipline extended debate in the Senate.

Senate rules provide alternative ways to outlast or outmaneuver a filibuster.

A practical guide to identifying appropriations provisions that may run afoul of Rule XVI.

This piece explains why moving a minibus through the Senate often depends less on raw majority power than on unanimous consent.

Senate rules and party practices may give Republicans more leverage over earmarks than they are using.

How substantive disagreements can quickly become floor-management problems when senators don’t follow their own party rules.

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

This piece lays out how existing procedures can be used to move the process forward without nuking the rules.

The article explores how Senate rules shape the timing, leverage, and possible resolution of fiscal brinkmanship.

This post argues that so-called pocket rescissions fit more comfortably within the law and practice than critics often admit.

A useful primer on how rescission proposals move through Congress and where the pressure points lie.

The parliamentarian’s influence is significant, but the Senate’s rules are ultimately determined by senators themselves.

Not every aggressive move breaks the rules—some just use them better.

This piece explores what happens when the House revisits a decision after the process is already in motion.

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.

Efforts to change the rules often reflect politics more than procedure.

Targeted reforms can have broader consequences than intended.

When rules constrain action, lawmakers look for ways around them.

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

One point of order can derail an entire legislative strategy.

Rule violations matter—even if they aren’t always enforced.

Leadership power depends on what senators are willing to tolerate.

“Secret holds” aren’t secret—they’re tools senators use to gain leverage in negotiations.