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Filibuster, Trump and Senate

What Republicans Have Said About Scrapping the Filibuster

President Donald Trump is calling on Republicans to get rid of the Senate filibuster to end the government shutdown—but many in his party are pushing back.“It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD,

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Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap the Senate filibuster to end the shutdown

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Trump's push to abolish the Senate filibuster hits immediate Republican resistance

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Democrats Urge Trump to Engage in Talks as Shutdown Closes In on Record

Democratic senators again urged President Trump to get involved directly in talks to end the government shutdown as the impasse entered a crucial week, with the lapse set to become the longest ever wh...

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Dem Rep. warns shutdown ‘might never end’ if Trump, GOP keep same negotiating tactics

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Shutdown set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republican senators to scrap filibuster

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What to know about the Senate filibuster as Trump calls on GOP to eliminate it

As the government shutdown nears becoming the longest in U.S. history, President Donald Trump has called on Senate Republicans to end the filibuster in order to bring the stalemate on Capitol Hill to an end. But, as before, they're not going along with his demands to change the traditional rule.

What is the filibuster? Trump calls for an end to rule, which would prevent GOP from overruling Democrats to reopen the government

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is now calling for Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, a congressional rule meant to keep the balance of power in the upper chamber, because it is one of the main obstacles in the way of passing a budget bill and ending the federal shutdown.