filibuster

In 1964 opponents of the Civil Rights Act attempted to stop the legislation with a filibuster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

People often picture the filibuster as one senator standing and speaking for hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The legislation still faces a full Senate vote and requires seven Democratic votes to avoid a filibuster.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

That pain-free approach has changed the very nature of the filibuster, Ornstein said, and transformed how the Senate operates, much to its detriment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

There was even a type of speech called the filibuster, whose sole purpose was to waste time.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The 60-year-old lawyer has pledged to protect "natural wealth" from "21st-century filibusters who want to privatise everything" if she wins.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025

Justice John Paul Stevens pressed Bopp on whether the ads were genuinely intended to influence Sen. Feingold’s stance on filibusters.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025

Together they ruminate about the good old days of L.A. when they’re not storming city council meetings with dramatic filibusters about bus schedules.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

The bill must get 33 votes Thursday and again in a later third round of debate to overcome filibusters and pass.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

In the year 1665 the French pirate Pedro Legrand penetrated into Santo Espiritu with a force of filibusters.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Willis Fletcher Johnson

Normally senators are assigned to committees by unanimous consent, but that motion can be filibustered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023

The defeat drew national headines in no small part because of how it went down: The only five women in the Senate, three of whom are Republicans, filibustered the bill into oblivion.

From Salon ● May 8, 2023

The women filibustered, taking the gifts to the podium on the Senate floor to declare themselves even more firmly in resistance.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2023

Nebraska’s filibuster rules are less severe than in other states, some of which forbid lawmakers from sitting, taking a bathroom break or speaking on anything other than bill being filibustered.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

He actually got these boys to think it could be filibustered into his possession.

From A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories by Bret Harte

Forth was so prolific at "filibustering" backbenchers bills that the Friday sessions in the House of Commons, where the bills are debated, gained the nickname "Eric Forth's killing fields".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Ms. Willis’s filibustering whirlwind subsided as she waved a hand in exasperation.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

As the exchange continued, Conway mistakenly referred to Honig as "Elliot" and Honig accused Conway of "filibustering" and engaging in "pretzel logic."

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2023

The filibustering, formally one of the Dodgers’ allotted five mound visits for the game, proved effective.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

"My kid," Hambro said, "filibustering against going to bed. A real sea lawyer, that kid."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison