Analysis
How the Senate Keeps Track of Its Precedents
The Senate has not updated its collection of precedents since 1992.
Republicans Go Nuclear: An After Action Report
Everything you need to know about what happened, how it happened, and what the consequences will be moving forward
The Republican Case for Changing the Senate's Rules is Misleading
Republicans have a selective memory when it comes to the confirmation process.
Three Ways Republicans Can Go Nuclear
Republicans have threatened to use the nuclear option if Democrats do not support their effort to change the rules
Republicans Poised to Nuke Legislative Filibuster
Nuclear option needed to force the Blunt-Lankford resolution through the Senate over Democrats’ objections