Trump's Push to End Filibuster Faces GOP Resistance Amid Shutdown
TL;DR
President Trump is advocating to eliminate the Senate filibuster, a tradition allowing unlimited debate, to break the deadlock over a government shutdown, potentially using the 'nuclear option' to change Senate rules without formal amendments. This move could significantly impact legislative processes and has been considered by both parties in the past.
- Why Trump wants to nuke the filibuster and how it could actually happen Axios
- Trump pressures GOP senators to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever Federal News Network
- As shutdown sets record, Ron Johnson flips position on ending Senate filibuster WPR
- Inside Trump's "uncomfortable" breakfast with Republican senators Axios
- Thune says ending filibuster 'not happening' despite Trump's demands abcnews.go.com
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