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Trump warns Republicans to abolish the filibuster to end the 32-day government shutdown and block Democrats from using it first to reshape the country politically.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump urged Republicans via Truth Social to abolish the Senate filibuster amid the ongoing United States federal government shutdown, framing it as key to ending the 'extortionist shutdown' and passing the Republican agenda to improve Americans' lives.
- Facing that risk, Trump argued Democrats will eliminate the filibuster at their first opportunity, urging Senate Republicans to consider the 'nuclear option' to end the shutdown.
- With Senate math constraining options, the filibuster requires 60 votes to invoke cloture while Republicans control a 53-47 Senate, meaning GOP measures need five Democrats to pass.
- Immediate effects include about 42 million Americans who receive SNAP benefits facing disruption as the U.S. Department of Agriculture planned to withhold $8 billion before judges ordered funding.
- Political timing matters because the Shutdown could become the longest in history, while Democrats focus on open enrollment and gubernatorial elections .
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Trump's calls to scrap Senate filibuster reach a fever pitch
President Donald Trump repeatedly demanded that the Senate scrap its filibuster rule on Sunday, a call that has become more urgent as the government shutdown continues with no end in sight. Trump previously called for the canceling of the filibuster last week, in what was his latest plan to break the impasse as millions were set to lose out on SNAP benefits. That proposal was ultimately rejected by Republican senators, most of whom had already l…
Washington.- Republicans and Democrats remained at a standstill over the weekend regarding the closure of the government, which was entering its sixth week. Food aid could be delayed or suspended for millions of Americans, while President Donald Trump was pressuring Republican leaders to change Senate rules and end the closure.
Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for millions of Americans and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Sunday that Trump has spoken to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike J…
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Trump to GOP: ‘Don’t Be Weak, Stupid, Terminate the Filibuster’
President Donald Trump made another impassioned plea for Senate Republicans to invoke the nuclear option, passing the House GOP continuing resolution on a simple majority vote. The Democrats just do not have the parliamentary discipline that Republicans have and will turn the tables on the GOP regardless in the future, according to Trump. "Remember, Republicans, regardless of the Schumer Shutdown, the Democrats will terminate the Filibuster the …
Several Republican senators opposed Donald Trump and voted with the Democrats to lift his worldwide fines - while the president was in Asia.
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