Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke it

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative filibuster, just hours after President Donald Trump made a fresh demand for the Senate to do so to end the government shutdown.

Trump's push to abolish the Senate filibuster hits immediate Republican resistance

In a pair of late-night posts, Trump told Senate Republicans to use the "nuclear option" to eliminate the 60-vote threshold and pass a government funding bill without Democrats.

Democrats Colin Allred, James Talarico tout endorsements as Jasmine Crockett eyes Texas Senate race

Campaign endorsements are coming in for two Democrats hoping to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn.Fort Worth Congressman Marc Veasey is endorsing former Congressman Colin Allred of Dallas in his bid for the U.

Is the government still shut down? Latest on Senate vote to reopen, 14th vote; what's next?

The Senate returned today on Day 30 of the shutdown. Did they vote to reopen the government? Here's the latest, what's next.

4 Senate Republicans rebuke Trump for a third time this week, voting with Democrats against president’s global tariffs

The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s global tariffs introduced last spring, with four Senate Republicans joining Democrats to object to the president’s trade policy.

Government shutdown likely to extend to next week as Senate adjourns with no breakthrough

Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote.

Senate talks show signs of progress as government shutdown grinds into 2nd month

Shades of optimism filled the Senate this past week as bipartisan talks on a way out of the government shutdown increased.
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