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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On Tuesday, Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to close airspace across portions of the United States unless Democrats agreed to end the standoff over the government shutdown. “If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos, you will see mass flight delays,” Duffy warned. “You’ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close…
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In comments to reporters on Air Force One on Monday, President Donald Trump once again indicated that he may run for a third term in the White House. Trump cannot legally run again — the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids it. “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice,” that amendment reads. “I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever…
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As the current government shutdown enters its fourth week with no end in sight — making it the second-longest U.S. shutdown in history — two new polls suggest that most Americans are faulting Republicans for the standoff, with a plurality saying they support Democrats in Congress demanding negotiations on health care. President Donald Trump has thus far refused to discuss a possible solution…
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President Donald Trump struck a dismissive and threatening tone over No Kings protests that took place on Saturday, suggesting that he may use federal resources to investigate the demonstrations. Over 7 million people took part in No Kings protests across the country, exceeding the previous No Kings protests in June by 2 million more participants. Some analyses suggest this weekend’s protests…
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Two sets of recent polling data demonstrate that Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s actions in office so far — particularly his mobilization of the National Guard in U.S. cities. A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Wednesday found that Americans largely disapprove of troops being deployed to U.S. cities when there isn’t an external threat. Nearly 6 in 10 Americans, 58 percent…
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