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

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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…

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Trump to Scrap Critical Health Care Subsidies, Hitting Obamacare Again – New York Times

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New York Times Trump to Scrap Critical Health Care Subsidies, Hitting Obamacare AgainNew York TimesAt the time, one senator told him that the Republican Party would effectively “own health care” as a political issue if the president did so. “Cutting health care subsidies will mean more uninsured in my district,” Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen …Donald Trump signs executive order to side-step Obamacare rulesThe Independent all 866 news articles » us politics – Google News

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