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Senate, Donald Trump and filibuster

How the Senate filibuster works, why Trump wants it ended, and why it likely will stay

As the government shutdown nears its 40 th day, Republican senators are balking at President Donald Trump ’s demand to end the filibuster, a rule change that would allow a simple Senate majority vote ...

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Where every Senate Republican stands on Trump’s call to end the filibuster

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Trump faces rare Republican pushback as he presses Senate to scrap the filibuster

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Trump Faces Rare Republican Pushback as He Presses Senate to Scrap the Filibuster

Trump is finding that Senate Republicans have a limit as he aggressively pushes them to scrap the filibuster, the longstanding Senate rule that requires 60 votes to pass most legislation.

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Trump Increases Pressure on His Own Party as the Shutdown Grinds On

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What's the Senate filibuster and why does Trump want to scrap it?

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Trump’s private push to end the filibuster flops with GOP senators

“He was pretty forceful on that,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said of Trump’s message to nuke the filibuster.

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Trump wants to abolish the filibuster. GOP senators aren’t on board

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Trump pressures Republicans to take 'nuclear option' and end filibuster as shutdown drags on

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Government shutdown live updates as Senate GOP searches for path forward on votes

The Senate is expected to vote on advancing the House-passed continuing resolution for a 15th time on Friday, but with a new twist from Republicans that's aimed at attracting Democratic support to end...

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Will the Senate vote today on government shutdown? They plan to. See shutdown updates

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Vote to reopen government will test Senate Democrats on Friday

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Democrats Not Ready To Cave As Government Shutdown Drags On

Democrats emerged from a two-hour closed-door meeting on Thursday projecting a unified front in their fight for lower health care costs, likely ensuring the longest-ever government shutdown will drag...

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Senate Democrats to consider Republican offer as record US shutdown drags on

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Trump pressures GOP senators to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever

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Trump calls on GOP senators to end budget impasse, reopen government

President Donald Trump demanded that Senate Republicans end the filibuster amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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Trump says election puts shutdown pressure on Republicans but wants to end filibuster

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Fighting the government-closing Democratic filibuster

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Senate Friday session signals potential breakthrough in longest government shutdown

The federal government shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history as Senate works rare Friday session seeking bipartisan deal.

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Senate majority leader indicates there's not enough support to eliminate filibuster despite Trump push

While President Donald Trump is advocating for the elimination of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that there are not enough votes.

Senate Democrats expected to block new Republican proposal to end shutdown

Senate Republicans are teeing up a new proposal to break the impasse on the longest shutdown in U.S. history with a new package of funding bills.

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Cornyn “open to” changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump’s call to scrap it

The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.

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Ron Johnson reverses stance on ending Senate filibuster rule

Ron Johnson's reversal came just after President Trump called on Senate Republicans to end the filibuster as a way to end the government shutdown

How the Senate filibuster works and what advocates and critics say about it

Congressional Republicans are pushing back on calls from the White House to end the filibuster so that Republicans don't need the help of Democrats to pass a bill to reopen the government. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser explains what the filibuster is,

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After breakfast with Trump, Thune reiterates that changes to filibuster are 'not happening' despite president's repeated calls

Returning from the White House Wednesday after President Donald Trump made yet another call for Senate Republicans to overturn the filibuster, Majority Leader John Thune reiterated his view that there are not the necessary votes among Senate Republicans to change the Senate rules.

Trump makes another desperate plea to Senate Republicans after huge election losses

Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) last week to eliminate the filibuster — a procedure that allows senators to delay or block votes on legislation by extending debate. Trump initially said he wanted GOP senators to get rid of the procedure to reopen the government.