Trump calls for US Senate to scrap filibuster rule

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…

Republicans Push Back Against Trump’s Call To Kill The Filibuster

Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty The now monthlong government shutdown does not appear to be coming to a close anytime soon. Public opinion has consistently blamed Republicans for the shutdown, and it appears that’s got President Donald Trump in his feelings.  During a series of late-night Truth Social posts on Thursday, Trump called on Senate Republicans to kill the 60-vote filibuster. In a surprising move, that demand was met not with the Repu…

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

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 such a move.

Top congressional Republicans resist Trump’s call to end filibuster

The top two Republicans in Congress said Friday they do not agree with President Donald Trump’s call to end the Senate filibuster in order to adopt a budget resolution to reopen the federal government. Trump has pushed for the Senate to end the filibuster multiple times, dating back to 2017, but Republicans have consistently opposed the idea. On his Truth Social account Thursday night, Trump wrote: “….BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE …

Trump Urges Senate GOP to Use “Nuclear Option” on Filibuster to End Shutdown

US President Donald Trump late Thursday urged Senate Republicans to scrap the legislative filibuster to end the prolonged government shutdown without Democratic support — the kind of scenario progressives warned about when imploring Democrats to eliminate the 60-vote threshold during former President Joe Biden’s term. In an all-caps post to Truth Social, Trump wrote that “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR… Source

Thune Defies Trump, Won’t Abolish Filibuster to End Democrats’ Shutdown.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump called for the Senate to end the filibuster to resolve the government shutdown, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) says his stance against doing so remains unchanged.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Thune’s spokesman Ryan Wrasse.WHEN & WHERE: The statement from Thune’s spokesman was made on Friday following Trump’s post on Truth Social late Th…