U.S. Sen. Cory Booker started his record-breaking filibuster on the Senate floor on Monday with a speech criticizing the ...

In January 1853, for example, Mississippi Democrat Albert Brown commented, "I saw my friend standing on the other side ... Because 60 votes are required to cut off debate (known as cloture) — and ...

“I saw my friend standing on the other side of ... Two years later, the rule was tested when senators used cloture to cut off a filibuster against the Treaty of Versailles.

In January 1853, for example, Mississippi Democrat Albert Brown commented, "I saw my friend standing on ... Because 60 votes are required to cut off debate (known as cloture) — and effectively, ...