by Chris Walker | Nov 5, 2025 | 2026 midterms, Donald Trump, Filibuster, Government Shutdown, John Thune, News, Polls
For the second time in less than a week, President Donald Trump has demanded that Senate Republicans end the filibuster, suggesting that doing so would help the GOP in the midterm races next year. The filibuster is a Senate rule that allows lawmakers of the minority party to block legislation from passing. Cloture on a filibuster occurs when it obtains 60 votes — meaning that nearly every…
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by Jake Johnson | Oct 31, 2025 | Congress, Donald Trump, Filibuster, Government Shutdown, News
US President Donald Trump late Thursday urged Senate Republicans to scrap the legislative filibuster to end the prolonged government shutdown without Democratic support — the kind of scenario progressives warned about when imploring Democrats to eliminate the 60-vote threshold during former President Joe Biden’s term. In an all-caps post to Truth Social, Trump wrote that “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR…
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