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Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap the Senate filibuster to end the shutdown

November 2, 2025 scrap, Senate, Republican, leaders, Demands, reject, shutdown, Filibuster, trumps0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump threw himself into the shutdown debate, calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government, an idea swiftly rejected Friday by Republican leaders who have long opposed such a move. Trump pushed his Republican Party to get rid of the Senate rule that requires 60 votes to overcome objections and gives the minority Democrats a check on GOP power. In the chamber that’s currently split, 53-47, Democrats have had enough votes to keep the government closed…

Schumer Set To Move Forward With Vote To End GOP Filibuster Of Voting Rights Legislation

January 19, 2022 Schumer, Voting, Vote, Forward, Rights, Legislation, Move, Filibuster0 comment

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is primed to have the upper chamber vote to end Republicans’ filibuster of voting rights legislation on Wednesday evening, likely followed by a vote to change how the filibuster functions. The plan is to offer a “talking filibuster” proposal to the floor, under which voting rights legislation would only require a simple majority to advance toward final passage following lengthy debate. <p>Changes to the filibuster look ill-fated at the moment: Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) have made clear that they won’t…

Biden goes nuclear on the filibuster, Republicans but his ploy runs into Democratic resistance

January 12, 2022 goes, Resistance, ploy, Republicans, Democratic, Biden, into, nuclear, runs, Filibuster0 comment

President Biden, in a major speech Tuesday, called for blowing up the Senate filibuster rules to fight what he says is a Republican assault on American democracy, but Sen. Joe Manchin III is again poised to derail the president’s plans. Mr. Biden, who served as a senator for 36 years, … The Washington Times stories: White House

‘Enough Is Enough’: Colorado Democrats Join Call To Limit Filibuster In U.S. Senate – Colorado Public Radio

April 24, 2021 Filibuster, enough, Radio, Democrats, U.S., Senate, Public, call, Colorado, Limit, join0 comment

‘Enough Is Enough’: Colorado Democrats Join Call To Limit Filibuster In U.S. Senate Colorado Public Radio “us democrats” – Google News

U.S. Democrats inch toward possible historic move on filibuster – The Japan Times

March 22, 2021 inch, Democrats, U.S., Times, Toward, possible, historic, Move, Filibuster, Japan0 comment

U.S. Democrats inch toward possible historic move on filibuster The Japan Times ‘Everything is on the table’: Senate prepares for showdown over filibuster The Guardian Democrats Putting Pedal to the Metal on Agenda – “The Sunday Political Brunch” – March 21, 2021 GoLocalProv GOP voter suppression mania threatens US democracy, Democrats must fight back Business Insider For some Republicans and Democrats, the 2020 race still isn’t over The Washington Post View Full Coverage on Google News “us democrats” – Google News