WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) again asked for unanimous consent (UC) to pass ...

Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) Tuesday asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to pass ...

After being shocked by President Donald Trump's flurry of activity to slash and burn the federal government, progressive ...

A much-anticipated stablecoin bill advanced to the full Senate in an 18-6 vote, giving it a promising path to pass with 60 votes. But amendments banks favored were shut out of the markup.

Sam Perez, a first-year agronomy major and vice president of health and safety for Theta Chi, was proposed as an at-large ...

If the filibuster is the spanner in the works, meant to grind things to a halt in the Senate, “unanimous consent” is the grease that keeps the gears turning smoothly. Here’s how I previously ...

Though the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians opposed the fishing rights agreement, the appellate court said the “overriding priority” was to both protect tribal rights and to preserve the ...

Some counsel the Democrats to just wait and let the GOP immolate itself. This is horrible advice. Here are some better ideas.

Rep. Thomas Massie, the lone Republican holdout on the government spending bill championed by President Donald Trump, has a ...

The legislation is being “hotlined” by Democrats, an informal action meaning leadership is checking if anyone would object to the legislation being brought to the floor by unanimous consent.

It's sad." The obscure Senate tactics frequently mentioned by activists on the left are steeped in Congressional procedure: denying unanimous consent, and deploying quorum calls. The Senate ...