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Trump, Republicans and filibuster

Trump wants to shatter the filibuster, another Senate norm. Republicans are pushing back.

Trump's second term has broken presidential norms at a breakneck pace, but his demand that Republicans initiate the "nuclear option" of ending of the filibuster on Thursday to reopen the government is a Pandora's box senators would rather keep closed.

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Trump's push to abolish the Senate filibuster hits immediate Republican resistance

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‘Get Rid Of The Filibuster’: Trump Says Republicans Must Use ‘Nuclear Option’ And End Shutdown

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Government shutdown updates: Trump again calls on Senate GOP to end filibuster

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution to end what is now the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history.

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Federal judges order Trump admin to continue SNAP benefits.

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Republican Leaders Reject Trump's Demands to Scrap the Senate Filibuster to End the Shutdown

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Top Republican rebuffs Trump calls to axe filibuster rule in shutdown standoff

The shutdown, which began on 1 October, has left millions of Americans facing the loss of essential services.

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Government Ordered to Pay Food Stamp Benefits During Shutdown

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The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

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Shutdown stalemate set to drag into sixth week as Trump pushes Republicans to change Senate rules

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with food aid potentially delayed or suspended for millions of Americans and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it.

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‘Don’t be WEAK AND STUPID!’ Trump Prods Republicans Again to ‘TERMINATE’ Filibuster to Save USA From ‘DERANGED’ Dems

President Trump once again urged his fellow Republicans to "TERMINATE" the filibuster, saying they cannot be "WEAK" and that the"survival" of the USA depends on it amid the government shutdown