Measuring Rand Paul's filibuster against history. Posted by Aaron Blake on March 6, 2013 at 6:01 pm. Comments · Tweet. More. The Post's “In The Loop” team has a good recap of the longest filibusters in history. So where will Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.)
Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) talking filibuster against John Brennan's nomination as CIA director is gaining supporters, and it's now a bipartisan effort. Paul began speaking just before noon Wednesday on the Senate floor in opposition to Brennan's
Rand Paul, R-Ky., is filibustering the nomination of John Brennan to be director of the CIA, delivering a protracted speech on the Senate floor in protest of the Obama administration's controversial drone program, of which Brennan has been a key architect.
On Capitol Hill, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul launched a "talking filibuster" a little bit before noon on Wednesday, and he stopped talking shortly before 1 a.m. on Thursday. He was trying to block Senate confirmation of the president's nominee to lead
1:27 a.m. | Updated WASHINGTON — A small group of Republicans, led by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, stalled the Senate on Wednesday by waging a nearly 13-hour old-school, speak-until-you-can-speak-no-more filibuster over the government's use of
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