Richard A. Arenberg

It's a profound mistake to mount a short-term power grab ignoring the unintended consequences. The use of a newly elected narrow majorit

Eliminating the filibuster would take us in precisely the wrong direction.

Not only has the process been accelerated, but increasingly the minority in the Senate has been cut out of the process. This encourages a pr

Today the Senate teeters on the edge of that black pit once again. Can the highly polarized and poisonously political current Senate show s

Such bipartisan resolve might be welcome if the objective were not so misguided.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is a national hero. That statement has been valid for decades, dating back to his valiant service in the...

It should be no surprise that when Donald Trump looks at the U.S. Senate, he sees a body he wants out of his way.

Historically, the Senate has taken a dim view of being told what to do about Senate rules by presidents.

Trump should see, as Reagan did, that cooperating with a bipartisan thorough investigation is the best route to clearing up the mess.

If nominations are to be one-party affairs when the president's party controls the Senate and a president’s nominees are to be held host

Ted Cruz is calling on Vice President Mike Pence to take action which would undermine the Senate

Silencing of Elizabeth Warren by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

In 2013, the Senate Democrats, then in the majority, dragged the Senate out onto a slippery slope. Using a controversial procedural ploy,...