President Donald Trump and Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent urged an end to the Senate filibuster rule ahead of an anticipated ...

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 ...

Trump said the long-standing rule should be killed to end the shutdown. As the government shutdown nears becoming the longest in U.S. history, President Donald Trump has called on Senate Republicans ...

As the government shutdown nears its 40 th day, Republican senators are balking at President Donald Trump’s demand to end the filibuster, a rule change that would allow a simple Senate majority vote ...

During a Mexican Border Defense presentation from the Oval Office last week, Donald Trump lashed out at Republican senators over their unwillingness to "nuke" the filibuster. Trump claimed Republican ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some Senate Republicans are beginning to shift their position on getting rid of the filibuster after President Donald Trump again called on lawmakers to "knock out" the longstanding procedural ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...