Trump faces rare Republican pushback as he presses Senate to scrap the filibuster - AP News
Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans to terminate the filibuster to end a government shutdown, warning they would regret maintaining the rule.
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President Trump is pressuring Senate Republicans to eliminate the legislative filibuster to end a government shutdown, but Majority Leader John Thune and a core group of GOP senators are resisting to preserve the chamber's institutional norms.
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