Inquirer.net on MSN

Senate minority: 'We have the rules on our side'

MANILA, Philippines — Minority senators on Wednesday intensified their opposition to a controversial proposal allowing remote ...
Philstar.com on MSN

What Senate rules say about remote voting in plenary

MANILA, Philippines — Ten senators from the minority bloc stormed out of the Senate plenary session late Tuesday in protest ...
BusinessMirror

Denunciation of bid to change Senate rules for partisan reasons snowballs

THE “tyranny of the majority” if unchecked will destroy the Senate as a pillar of democracy, and the minority bloc was right ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

Thune says Senate will change rules to push through Trump’s blocked nominees

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees and ...
TwinCities.com

Senate confirms 48 of Trump’s nominees at once after changing the chamber’s rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had ...

Senate parliamentarian rules against Trump’s White House ballroom funding in budget bill

The Senate parliamentarian late Saturday ruled against a $1 billion provision intended to fund President Trump’s White House ...
The Manila Times on MSN

Sotto: Minority bloc may ask Supreme Court intervention if majority succeeds in changing Senate rules

MANILA, Philippines -- Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto II said the minority bloc would seek the Supreme Court's ...