President Trump called on Republicans Thursday to invoke the so-called “nuclear option” and change Senate rules to allow legislation to end the 30-day long government shutdown pass with a simple

President Donald Trump wants Congressional Republicans to change Senate rules to allow for the government to reopen through a simple majority vote.

Senate Republicans aren’t ready to go "nuclear" again to change the rules around the Senate filibuster as Senate Democrats dig deeper against the GOP’s push to reopen the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Republicans need at ...

Senate Republicans are increasingly chattering about changing the filibuster’s rules if Democrats do not end the shutdown, even though Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he opposes

GOP senators consider eliminating filibuster to force through funding bill as frustration grows over government shutdown. Dems refuse to back down. Trump stays silent on issue. Senators trade accusations over who's responsible for crisis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats.

Sen. Roger Marshall’s (R-KS) chief of staff charged $44,000 to the public over the past two years to cover travel between D.C. and his Virginia home.