Editorial: Filibuster Trump’s Demand — John Thune Is Right to Refuse to Alter Senate Rules

Guest Opinion: 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 Donald Trump’s demand to get rid of the filibuster that protects the rights of the chamber’s minority. It’s rare these days for the…

Thune Says Republicans ‘Not Even Close’ to Ending Filibuster After Trump’s Suggestion

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Wednesday that Senate Republicans don’t have the votes to end the upper chamber’s filibuster rule after President Donald Trump called for the procedure’s termination amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. In an interview with The Daily Caller, Thune was asked about Trump’s calls to end the filibuster, which would remove a 60-vote hurdle to pass any measure, in order to end the shutdo…

Editorial: 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 Donald Trump’s demand to get rid of the filibuster that protects the rights of the chamber’s minority. It’s rare these days for the…