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

Republicans shrug off Trump's call to scrap Senate filibuster over shutdown

Republicans on Friday showed little sign of heeding President Donald Trump's latest call to jettison the Senate filibuster and bypass a Democratic roadblock to reopening the partially shuttered federal government.

The Speaker Holds, the Senate Stalls: Johnson Keeps House Shut, Ball is In Schumer's Court

According to a Fox News report, Speaker Mike Johnson has chosen stillness as a strategy — keeping the House out of session for a sixth straight week while the government remains shut and Washington holds its breath. The shutdown is now the second-longest in American history, and if the days keep piling up, it will take the record soon enough. The last time it went this far — 2018 into 2019 — the nation sighed and waited, and somehow, we are here…

Thune’s support for filibuster ‘unchanged’ by Trump demand to nuke it

Senate Majority Leader John Thune's support for the 60-vote threshold in the Senate remains unchanged, despite pressure from President Trump.

Just in: Speaker Johnson makes shrewd maneuver to keep pressure on Schumer and the Senate

Speaker Mike Johnson has stepped up his attack on Senate Democrats, keeping the House of Representatives in session for the sixth week running. It is only a few days until the shutdown will surpass the record of 35 days set by 2018-2019. With no end in sight to the shutdown, many Americans may start feeling […]

GOP leaders reject Trump demands to scrap the Senate filibuster and end the shutdown

President Trump on Thursday called on the Senate to scrap the filibuster so the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the government.

What Republicans Have Said About Scrapping the Filibuster

President Trump is calling for Republicans to get rid of it to end the shutdown. Many in his party are pushing back.