Donald Trump, Senate and filibuster

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Trump calls for 'nuclear option' to end shutdown. What does it have to do with a filibuster?
Trump has urged Senate Republicans to choose a dramatic strategy as the 2025 government shutdown threatens to become the longest in history.

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What to know about the Senate filibuster as Trump calls on GOP to eliminate it
Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke it
Government Shutdown Could Become Longest Ever as Trump Says He 'Won't Be Extorted' by Democrats
The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month.

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How do you get rid of the filibuster? Trump has called for an end, but it wouldn’t be easy
White House Says It Will Make Some SNAP Payments After Trump Threatened to Defy Court
Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Sunday that Trump has spoken to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as he has publicly and repeatedly p...

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Trump Promises to Torture Disobedient GOP Senators With 3 A.M. Phone Calls
Live updates: Spanberger projected to win Virginia governor’s race; NYC reports major turnout

What Is a Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want to ‘Terminate’ It?

Trump is ramping up pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action known as the “nuclear option.”

What’s a filibuster? And why does Trump want to kill it?

It was completely predictable that President Donald Trump would call on Senate Republicans to end the custom of the filibuster, which has bedeviled majority parties for years.

Senate GOP blocks Dem effort to fund SNAP

Senate Republicans nixed an attempt by Democrats to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Monday after those monies dried up over the weekend amid the government
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