Amid the U.S. government shutdown, which has stretched into its second month, President Donald Trump is ramping up the pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action commonly known ...

US government shutdown: US President Donald Trump has urged Republican Senators to get rid of the filibuster in the US Senate by invoking the "nuclear option" as the US government shutdown crossed the ...

Republicans and Democrats have been guilty of attempting to abolish the filibuster when they held power. The truth is that the filibuster is merely a Senate procedure to shut off debate that has ...

President Trump urged Republicans to get rid of the Senate filibuster rule and move swiftly to pass voter reform after Tuesday’s Democratic sweep in key state races across the U.S. In a series of ...

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to end the filibuster to bring the month-long government shutdown to a close. That's a really bad idea, and the Republicans know it's a really bad ...

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the Senate filibuster — urging them to take an unprecedented step ...

The filibuster rule is unique to the Senate, and it gives the minority the power to block a bill from coming up for a vote as long as at least 41 senators oppose it. Since one party rarely wins more ...

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson now supports eliminating the Senate filibuster, a reversal of his previous position. Johnson's change of heart follows a call from former President Donald Trump to end the ...

Lawmakers consider changing filibuster rules to end shutdown Senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram joins ‘Saturday in America’ to explain how lawmakers could alter filibuster rules for ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made waves on Wednesday by doubling down on demanding Senate Republicans abolish the filibuster to speed up President Donald Trump’s agenda. Trump wants ...

The U.S. Senate was designed for serious debate, thoroughly vetting and refining laws before they are deployed to reshape the nation. In practice, though, the upper chamber has become a graveyard for ...

Amid the U.S. government shutdown, which has stretched into its second month, President Donald Trump is ramping up the pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action commonly known ...