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.

Thune says Senate lacks votes to end filibuster despite Trump’s push — what is it?

Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that Senate Republicans lack sufficient votes to eliminate the filibuster, despite President Trump's urging.

Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke it

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative filibuster, just hours after President Donald Trump made a fresh demand for the Senate to do so to end the government shutdown.

Rep. Mike Kennedy says no need for House members to be in Washington, floats changing the filibuster

Utah's U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy suggested changing the Senate filibuster rule and says there is no need for House members to be in Washington right now.

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

In a pair of late-night posts, Trump told Senate Republicans to use the "nuclear option" to eliminate the 60-vote threshold and pass a government funding bill without Democrats.

Speaker Johnson doubles down on defense of filibuster

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his support for the Senate filibuster, even as President Trump has pushed the upper chamber to use the so-called “nuclear option” to forgo it and

What is the filibuster? Why does Trump hate it? Will it end? Here are answers

Trump wants the Senate to abolish the filibuster blocking legislation such as ending the shutdown. Here's why even his Republican allies keep it.
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