Eliminating the Senate filibuster lowers the vote threshold for passing legislation from a supermajority requirement to a simple majority, which generally makes it easier for the majority party to pass bills but increases the risk that those changes can be reversed if the minority party later gains control.
November 05, 2025
high
procedural
Relationship between the filibuster rule and legislative passage thresholds in the U.S. Senate.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, the ability of a committee to issue subpoenas and compel testimony is generally governed by which party holds the House majority, and committee ranking members from the minority party generally cannot unilaterally compel testimony from private individuals.
October 23, 2025
high
temporal
Describes how subpoena authority in House committees depends on majority control and limits the minority party's ability to compel testimony.