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Senate Republicans brush off Trump's push to end filibuster

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday rebuffed President Donald Trump's call to end the longest government shutdown in history by terminating the filibuster, a rare rejection of the demands of a president who has mainly met with fealty by the Republican-controlled Congress.

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

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Trump’s private push to end the filibuster flops with GOP senators

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SNAP benefits face deeper cuts than expected under new federal rules, governor's office says

President Trump continues to use hunger as a political weapon, depriving 40 million Americans – most of them children and the elderly – of SNAP benefits in defiance of a court order.

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The Latest: White House walks back Trump’s threat to SNAP

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The Latest: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

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Government shutdown updates: Senate Dems huddle to discuss shutdown

Trump again calls for Senate Republicans to end filibuster. President Donald Trump once again called for Senate Republicans to end the filibuster as a way to end the ongoing gover

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What is the filibuster? Trump demands 'nuclear option' to end the government shutdown

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Government shutdown drags on as Senate GOP eyes key Friday vote

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Trump hosts Central Asian leaders as US eyes sources for rare earth metals

President Donald Trump hosted leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House on Thursday as he intensifies his hunt for rare earth metals needed for high-tech devices, including smartphon...

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Government shutdown officially longest ever. What to expect after election day

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The Latest: Trump unveils deal to lower costs on obesity drugs

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Trump compares Dems to kamikaze pilots: 'They'll take down the country if they have to'

Trump said he didn’t think Democrats were taking enough of the blame for their role in the shutdown.

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November 5, 2025 – Government shutdown and Trump adminstration news

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US government shutdown becomes longest in history, Senate deadlock drags on

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GOP support for eliminating filibuster picks up steam after Trump pressure

Senate Republican support for eliminating the filibuster is picking up momentum after President Trump invited members of the Senate GOP conference to the White House for a breakfast meeting

Government shutdown prompts FAA to float flight cancellations as Senate talks continue

Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at ending the government shutdown continued as both parties grappled with the fallout from Tuesday's elections, and the FAA said it would cut airline capacity in dozens of markets.

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Cornyn “open to” changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump’s call to scrap it

The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.

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DAVID MARCUS: Now is the time to nuke the filibuster

Trump pushes to eliminate Senate filibuster amid government shutdown. Could ending the 60-vote threshold help Republicans pass their agenda before Democrats take control?

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The federal shutdown and the Senate filibuster: What could happen now?

Trump wants the Senate to drop the filibuster rule so Republicans can end the shutdown with a simple majority vote.