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Nuclear Option

A parliamentary maneuver that allows the majority to change precedent or overrule a ruling of the chair, enabling cloture to be invoked by simple majority.

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Feb 5, 2026

What legislative reforms have been proposed to modify or abolish the filibuster and how would they work?

to modify or abolish filibuster cluster around a small set of technical and political moves: abolish it outright (often called the “”), restore or tighten floor-speaking requirements, change who must ...

Jan 9, 2026

What happened during past attempts to reform the Senate 60-vote rule?

Multiple reform efforts have repeatedly reshaped—but not eliminated—the Senate’s 60-vote cloture threshold: an initial cloture rule was adopted in 1917, the threshold was lowered to 60 votes in 1975 a...