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 ...

Senate Democrats are filibustering a Republican measure to reopen the federal government. As the shutdown approached and reached record length, Donald Trump grew impatient at the stalemate and ...

The one Republican elected official who has a serious and workable plan to end the government shutdown is, surprisingly enough, Donald Trump. The president’s idea is for the Senate to change its rules ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump urged the Senate to abolish the filibuster so that a simple majority can approve legislation – and end the government shutdown – but even fellow Republicans are ...

The ongoing federal government shutdown is set to become the longest in U.S. history, impacting federal workers and millions of Americans. Republicans and Democrats are deadlocked over issues ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Wednesday he’s open to changes to the Senate filibuster, but stopped short of endorsing President Donald Trump’s call to eliminate it to end the ...