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What's a Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want to Terminate It?

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 ...
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Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the Senate filibuster — urging them to take an unprecedented step that GOP ...
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Haley Stevens’ campaign clarifies filibuster stance after Michigan Democratic debate

Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., seemed to give conflicting answers about what to do about the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster rule during a wide-ranging Senate Democratic primary debate Thursday. “The ...
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What’s a filibuster? And why does Trump want to kill it?

EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story was first published in 2021, when Democrats were trying to end the filibuster. It was completely predictable that President Donald Trump would call on Senate ...