What’s a filibuster? And why does Trump want to kill it?

It was completely predictable that President Donald Trump would call on Senate Republicans to end the custom of the filibuster, which has bedeviled majority parties for years.
Pew Research Center

2. How Americans see the parties on key issues

The Republican Party holds advantages on crime and immigration policies, while the Democratic Party holds advantages on ...
Pew Research Center

1. How Americans feel about the Republican and Democratic parties

Roughly half of Americans also say the Democratic Party (50%) and the Republican Party (49%) make them feel angry.
Opinion

LETTERS: Which political party is right for our country? You decide.

LETTERS: Which political party is right for our country? You decide.; Democrats, abandon stale tactics; Trump doesn’t care about the American people ...

California fought gerrymandering. Would Prop 50 bring it back?

With a citizen-led independent redistricting commission, California has long championed taking politicians out of the ...

In desperate need of hope, Democrats look towards Virginia

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. Democrats are polling well in Virginia, and hope that ...
Belfast News Letter

Council row as Alliance opposes DUP motion on innocent victims - amid warning about 'rewriting the past'

Unionists have hit out at the Alliance Party after it again voted with Sinn Fein and the SDLP on the definition of an ...

Reform will cut Civil Service by up to 140,000: Farage plans to make it easier to sack officials - and vows to ban 'woke agenda'

A Nigel Farage government would change the civil service code to ban Left-wing activism that has led to a ' woke agenda that ...

Environmental law overhaul sparks political storm in Canberra

The long-awaited overhaul of Australia’s national environmental law is set to ignite Parliament this week, as the Environment ...