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Thune: Votes ‘aren’t there’ to eliminate filibuster, despite Trump push

Thune, however, pushed back on that dire prediction Tuesday, arguing that the 35-day government shutdown will be a faded memory by next year’s election and that Republicans can run on the accomplishm...

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

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

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JUST IN: Trump Demands GOP Kill Filibuster to Secure Permanent Republican Power

President Donald Trump urged Republicans to “terminate the filibuster” to enact sweeping conservative policies and prevent Democrats from winning future elections — framing the Senate rule as the only...

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Government shutdown updates: Senate to reconvene as shutdown approaches record

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Trump Calls Democrats 'Crazed Lunatics' and Urges Republicans to 'Terminate the Filibuster for Everything!'

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Lawmakers See Hope for Ending Shutdown as Record Nears

He said that the off-ramp was focused on giving Democrats a vote on an extension of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies along with plans for the spending bills.

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Trump urges Senate to end filibuster

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Government shutdown updates: Thune rebuffs Trump's repeated call to change filibuster

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Senate majority leader indicates there's not enough support to eliminate filibuster despite Trump push

While President Donald Trump is advocating for the elimination of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that there are not enough votes.

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Senate majority leader says he doesn’t have the votes to eliminate filibuster despite Trump’s wishes

Under former President Joe Biden, Senate Democrats tried but failed to abolish the filibuster. The party encountered opposition from centrist Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona — both of whom later switched their affiliations to independent — when they attempted the gambit.

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Thune’s support for filibuster ‘unchanged’ by Trump demand to nuke it

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) support for keeping the 60-vote threshold for passing legislation through the Senate remains “unchanged,” according to a spokesperson, despite

What is the filibuster? Trump demands 'nuclear option' to end the government shutdown

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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Filibuster Trump’s demand: John Thune is right to refuse to alter Senate rules

Bravo to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republican senators for refusing to even consider President Trump’s demand to get rid of the filibuster that protects the rights of the