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.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has indicated that GOP leadership doesn’t have the votes needed to abolish the rule.

Trump is ramping up pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action known as the “nuclear option.”

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.