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Government shutdown updates: Thune rebuffs Trump's repeated call to change filibuster

The shutdown of the federal government continues, approaching a 35-day record set during President Donald Trump's first term. Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution.

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

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Trump urges Senate Republicans to scrap filibuster rule to end government shutdown

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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

Government shutdown becomes longest in history

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Government shutdown becomes longest in history: How we got here and what's next

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned "mass chaos" could be in store and some airspace might have to be closed if the shutdown continues.

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The government shutdown is about to become the longest ever. Could it end before tomorrow?

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How long will the government stay open after the shutdown ends?

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The 2025 government shutdown now is officially the longest on record. Here’s why.

the current shutdown sets a new record of 36 days and counting.

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Democrats Search For Way Out Of Longest-Ever Government Shutdown

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Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure on track to become longest ever

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US Senate Efforts to Reopen Government Show Frustration as Deal Proves Elusive

"We're going to keep fighting day after day, vote after vote, until Republicans put working families ahead of the wealthy few," Schumer told reporters.

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US government shutdown ties record, as congressional inaction takes toll

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Government shutdown follow-up

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How do you get rid of the filibuster? Trump has called for an end, but it wouldn’t be easy

"Terminate the filibuster, not just for the shutdown, but for everything else," Trump wrote Nov. 2 on Truth Social. He said Democrats would end the filibuster "immediately, as soon as they get the chance. Our doing it will not give them the chance."

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What Is a Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want to ‘Terminate’ It?

Trump is ramping up pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action known as the “nuclear option.”

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Thune: Votes ‘aren’t there’ to eliminate filibuster, despite Trump push

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says the votes “aren’t there” to eliminate the filibuster to reopen the federal government and pushed back on President Trump’s prediction that the

What is the filibuster? Trump calls for an end to rule, which would prevent GOP from overruling Democrats to reopen the government

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.