WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump urged the Senate to abolish the filibuster so that a simple majority can approve legislation – and end the government shutdown – but even fellow Republicans are ...

CONTINUATION FROM A HEARING OCTOBER 1ST. THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS NOW THE LONGEST IN U.S. HISTORY, AT 36 DAYS. PRESIDENT TRUMP AGAIN TODAY REITERATING HIS DESIRE FOR THE U.S. SENATE TO GET RID OF ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday rebuffed President Donald Trump's call to end the longest government shutdown in history by terminating the filibuster, a rare rejection of ...

President Donald Trump’s call to scrap the legislative filibuster is likely to fall on deaf ears among Senate Republicans. Trump rattled off two Truth Social posts on Thursday evening urging ...

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Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. As President Donald Trump intensifies his calls for Senate Republicans to ...

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As President Donald Trump intensifies his calls for Senate Republicans to get rid of the filibuster, Sen. John Cornyn on Wednesday said he is open to “changes” that would allow spending bills to pass ...

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