President Trump urges Senate to end filibuster
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Senate Republican support for eliminating the filibuster is picking up momentum after President Trump invited members of the Senate GOP conference to the White House for a breakfast meeting
Trump is ramping up pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action known as the “nuclear option.”
U.S. President Donald Trump's push to end the Senate filibuster has received backing from Senator Jim Banks and other Republicans. Speaking on Newsmax' Rob Schmitt Tonight, Banks said he agreed with the president's proposal to end the rule, which allows Senators to delay or block a vote on measures by speaking through a debate.
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who is running to be Florida's next governor, called for U.S. Senate GOP leaders to end the filibuster.
Support for potentially getting rid of the filibuster grows among GOP senators as President Donald Trump has been pushing for it.
Talks of a potential bipartisan agreement to end the government shutdown are emerging among some senators, though the path forward remains unclear.
President Donald Trump's repeated calls over the last few days to upend the Senate filibuster rule that requires 60 votes to pass most legislation seems to have had little impact on Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who told reporters on Monday that there won't be changes to the Senate rule any time soon.
Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at ending the government shutdown continued as both parties grappled with the fallout from Tuesday's elections, and the FAA said it would cut airline capacity in dozens of markets.