government filibuster

Trump, filibuster and 35-day shutdown

Trump calls for 'nuclear option' to end shutdown. What does it have to do with a filibuster?

"It is now time for the Republicans to play their 'TRUMP CARD', and go for what is called the Nuclear Option — Get rid of the Filibuster, and get rid of it, NOW," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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Trump’s call for end to filibuster faces GOP headwinds

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Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap the Senate filibuster to end the shutdown

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US judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from suspending all food aid for millions of Americans amid the ongoing government shutdown.

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What Trump means by ‘nuclear option’ to remove filibusters

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Stop asking who’s “winning” the shutdown

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Republicans shrug off Trump's call to scrap Senate filibuster over shutdown

"The filibuster forces us to find common ground in the Senate. Power changes hands, but principles shouldn’t. I’m a firm no on eliminating it," Curtis wrote on the social media platform X.

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Trump administration cannot suspend SNAP benefits, judges rule

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Trump administration cannot suspend food aid benefits, US judges rule

What Is the Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want It Gone?

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.

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Opinion - If you believe in democracy, we must get rid of the Senate filibuster

The Senate filibuster is preventing meaningful legislation from being passed, leading to a government that is not functioning as it should, and executive orders becoming the only alternative.

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Chip Roy is wrong about the filibuster

Proposals to end the filibuster were wrong when Democrats made them in the Biden years, and they are wrong when Republicans make them in the Trump years.