Passing the SAVE America Act in a reconciliation bill will take longer and is more complicated than forcing its opponents to mount a talking filibuster.

Senators don’t need unanimous consent to act—they can use the rules to force votes.

Four rules changes that will help senators debate more, amend more, and vote more.

A detailed guide to how Senate majorities can avoid unlimited amendments in a talking filibuster.

A step-by-step guide to how a determined majority can overcome minority obstruction without abolishing the filibuster.

This post highlights how the House can make it easier for the Senate to pass legislation.

This piece reviews the procedural tools that can shorten, structure, or otherwise discipline extended debate in the Senate.

Senate rules provide alternative ways to outlast or outmaneuver a filibuster.

A practical guide to identifying appropriations provisions that may run afoul of Rule XVI.

This piece explains why moving a minibus through the Senate often depends less on raw majority power than on unanimous consent.

Senate rules and party practices may give Republicans more leverage over earmarks than they are using.

How substantive disagreements can quickly become floor-management problems when senators don’t follow their own party rules.

Senate minorities only gain leverage when they are willing to use the tools available to them.

This piece lays out how existing procedures can be used to move the process forward without nuking the rules.

The article explores how Senate rules shape the timing, leverage, and possible resolution of fiscal brinkmanship.

This post argues that so-called pocket rescissions fit more comfortably within the law and practice than critics often admit.

A useful primer on how rescission proposals move through Congress and where the pressure points lie.

The parliamentarian’s influence is significant, but the Senate’s rules are ultimately determined by senators themselves.

Not every aggressive move breaks the rules—some just use them better.

A concise review of how budget execution fights often turn on technical but consequential statutory rules.