What's the filibuster rule? Trump says to end the Senate practice

Donald Trump, in a long Truth Social post, said the GOP should end the shutdown by doing away with the filibuster to pass legislation.

Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke it

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative ...

Trump calls for Senate ‘nuclear option’ to end government shutdown

Trump called for Senate Republicans to end the shutdown by using the so-called "nuclear option" to eliminate the legislative ...

Trump demands Senate Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ to end ‘country destroying’ government shutdown

President Trump called on Republicans Thursday to invoke the so-called “nuclear option” and change Senate rules to allow ...

Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating ...

Senate GOP chatter rises on filibuster reform to end shutdown

Senate Republicans are increasingly chattering about changing the filibuster’s rules if Democrats do not end the shutdown, even though Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he opposes ...
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Filibuster Trump’s demand: John Thune is right to refuse to alter Senate rules

Bravo to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republican senators for refusing to even consider President Trump’s demand to get rid of the filibuster that protects the rights of the ...

What is the filibuster? Why does Trump hate it? Will it end? Here are answers

Trump wants the Senate to abolish the filibuster blocking legislation such as ending the shutdown. Here's why even his ...