WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is now calling for Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, a congressional rule meant to keep the balance of power in the upper chamber, because it is one of the main obstacles in the way of passing a budget bill and ending the federal shutdown.

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Leader Thune’s position on the importance of the legislative filibuster is unchanged,” Ryan Wrasse, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), said in a statement. Public blames GOP more than Democrats for shutdown ahead of SNAP funding deadline GOP split: More senators push to restore food stamps despite shutdown Joni Ernst has novel approach to solving government's unused buildings problem: Spirit Halloween House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA),

Putting food on the table is a moral issue, not a cynical political calculation,” said Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven.

Senate Republicans debate piecemeal funding bills during shutdown as Sen. Josh Hawley's food stamp extension faces resistance from party leadership and White House.