Senate Democrats plan a vote to change the filibuster. So what is it?
The filibuster was once a rarely used tool for holding up Senate business. Now, it's a regular (still powerful) feature; some Democrats want it changed. Here are answers to your filibuster questions.
In a video series originally published in 2017, NPR explains the filibuster – a 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the Senate. We're bringing this explainer back now that Senate Democrats and President Biden are talking about changing the rule in an effort to pass a set of voting rights bills.
You can watch the video above and also read on, for even more detail.
The filibuster — though doing so is exceptionally controversial given the power it wields. It used to be a rare and powerful tool for lawmakers when
