US EditionTrump declares GOP would never lose elections if Senate filibuster eliminated
Trump claims removing the Senate filibuster would guarantee GOP election victories and end prolonged government shutdowns, arguing it limits Republican legislative power.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump renewed his demand that Republican senators eliminate the 60-vote filibuster and urged them to 'nuke' it to pass the House-passed continuing resolution and reopen government.
- Senate history shows the filibuster evolved from bipartisan practice, but in recent years Senate Democrats have used it mainly for leverage in a Republican-controlled Congress, with reform stalled by Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema over narrow carve-outs.
- Listing priorities, Trump named voter ID, mail-in voting, cash bail, transgender athlete rules, and benefits for undocumented immigrants as urgent, saying ending the filibuster would let the administration 'have the most productive three years in the history of our country'.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune has resisted calls to remove the rule, and a Washington Examiner poll found Twenty-four GOP senators back keeping the filibuster while Ten were open to reform, 11 noncommittal and eight did not respond.
- Critics warned of electoral and institutional fallout, noting immense collateral damage, while pundits predict the filibuster will likely survive without extreme pressure on senators.
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GOP Sen. Lankford bucks Trump, says ‘we should not get rid of the filibuster’
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) defends the filibuster amid calls from President Trump to eliminate the procedural move requiring 60 votes to pass most legislation.
Trump: "REPUBLICANS MUST “BLOW UP” THE FILIBUSTER, AND APPROVE HUNDREDS OF LONG SOUGHT, BUT NEVER GOTTEN, POLICY WINS... Only a LOSER would not agree!" - Senate to Vote Tomorrow on New Spending Bill
President Trump on Saturday, the 38th day of the government shutdown, President Trump demanded again that Republicans terminate the filibuster to reopen the government and send bills to his desk to secure elections as Republicans seek to end the stalemate on Sunday. The Senate held a rare Saturday session as Majority Leader John Thune keeps Senators in town and working this weekend to reopen the government.
President Donald Trump this Friday called on Republicans in the Senate to remove the parliamentary obstruction, the procedure that requires at least 60 votes to pass most of the bills. During statements to journalists, Trump assured that the change would allow the party to quickly approve its agenda and strengthen its electoral position.Read more]]>
'We will never lose': Trump reveals his plan to cement one-party rule
President Donald Trump renewed his demand that Republican senators eliminate the 60-vote filibuster, which he sees as one of the biggest roadblocks to achieving his far-reaching agenda. Now, he said he wants to eliminate the filibuster as a way to ensure permanent Republican control of the governmen...
Republicans must nuke the filibuster now or Democrats will do it, Trump warns
President Donald Trump again attacked the filibuster on Friday, listing sweeping policy changes and dangling the prospect of midterm election victories his party could secure if Senate Republicans moved forward with dismantling the delay tactic. Trump has revived his past calls to abolish the filibuster during the government shutdown, calling on GOP lawmakers to nuke the power and pass the House-passed continuing resolution with a simple majorit…
U.S. senators from Kansas oppose eliminating filibuster to advantage Republicans
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, left, and Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas walk to a Senate Republican meeting Oct. 8, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Moran says a proposal from President Donald Trump to change Senate rules to eliminate the filibuster can backfire if Republicans lose majority control of the chamber to Democrats. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)TOPEKA — U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall of …
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