Trump calls for US Senate to scrap filibuster rule

Which side will face more pressure to end the shutdown?

President Trump is back in Washington, where tempers are flaring on Capitol Hill as millions of Americans are on the brink of losing critical federal assistance. The panel discusses whether the president will get directly involved in the shutdown fight.

Trump becoming 'increasingly frustrated' as shutdown drags on into second month: report

Officials in President Donald Trump's administration reportedly didn't expect the ongoing government shutdown to last longer than 10 days. But as the shutdown approaches day 32, their boss is now pushing hard for it to end by any means necessary.That's according to a Friday article by Politico's Myah Ward, Alex Gangitano and Dasha Burns, who reported that several unnamed sources in the Trump White House are confiding that Trump is "increasingly …

Thune Holds the Line on Filibuster as Trump Calls for 'Nuclear Option' in Shutdown Standoff - Real News Now

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has made it clear he’s not backing down from his long-held support of the legislative filibuster, despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump to deploy the “nuclear option” and end the 31-day government shutdown. Thune’s office confirmed to The Daily Wire that his stance on the 60-vote threshold remains unchanged, even after Trump urged Republicans Thursday night to “play their Trump card” and abolish …

Trump calls for GOP senators to nuke the filibuster in order to end government shutdown

President Donald Trump called Oct. 30 for Republican senators to pursue the “nuclear option” and “get rid of” the filibuster in order to end the government… The post Trump calls for GOP senators to nuke the filibuster in order to end government shutdown appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Senate to keep filibuster

WASHINGTON — Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government, an idea swiftly rejected Friday by Republican leaders who have long opposed…

GOP rejects Trump’s demands to scrap filibuster to end shutdown

Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government, an idea swiftly rejected Friday by Republican leaders who have long opposed such a move. Trump pushed his Republican Party to get rid of the Senate rule that requires 60 votes to overcome objections and gives the minority Democrats a check on GOP power. In the chamber that’s currently sp…