The Death Of The Filibuster? | Ron's Office Hours | NPR

Filibusters, an intentional roadblock to action, can look self-serving, but they’ve been invoked by lawmakers for decades. How they’re used has been changing, though. The filibuster was eliminated for judicial nominations by Democrats in 2013, and this year, Republicans ended the filibuster option for Supreme Court nominations. That’s how President Trump’s nominee, Neil Gorsuch, was confirmed. Trump has recommended the filibuster die for legislation, too, which could help move along his agenda. Will that happen? NPR senior political editor Ron Elving explains what has changed already and what the future might hold.

Correction: In a previous version of this video we said that the senate passed a resolution to keep the filibuster. In fact, they signed a letter, not a resolution.

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