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Trump, Filibuster and Nuclear Option

How Republicans Can Enact ‘Nuclear Option’ Against Filibuster

President Donald Trump has called for the Senate, where Republicans have a slim majority over Democrats, to scrap the filibuster custom so as to end the weekslong federal government shutdown.

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

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Trump urges GOP senators to use ‘nuclear option’ to ‘make America great again’

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How the Senate filibuster works and what advocates and critics say about it

Congressional Republicans are pushing back on calls from the White House to end the filibuster so that Republicans don't need the help of Democrats to pass a bill to reopen the government.

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Government Shutdown Could Become Longest Ever As Trump Says He 'Won't Be Extorted' By Democrats

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Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on

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Trump Calls for Eliminating Filibuster, Blames Shutdown for GOP’s Poor Performance

“I don't think it was good for Republicans. I don't think it was good–I'm not sure it was good for anybody,” Trump said at the White House on Wednesday.

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Trump warns of consequences if GOP fails to kill the filibuster

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MAGA Speaker splits with Trump on key issue: This protects us from Democrats!

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Trump Urges ‘Nuclear Option’ to Reopen Government, Touts Affordability

President Trump let loose a volley of social-media posts that urged voters to support Republican candidates and demanded Senate Republicans terminate the filibuster to reopen the government and help his party’s chances in future elections.

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Donalds leads House GOP effort to invoke ‘nuclear option’

As shown in a letter shared with the Washington Examiner, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) has called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Friday to invoke the “nuclear option” and abolish the filibuster.