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Commentary: The U.S. Senate is a mess. He wants to fix it, from the inside
[ad_1] To say the U.S. Senate has grown dysfunctional is like suggesting water is wet or the nighttime sky is dark. The institution that…
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Sacramento, California Local News
President Trump urges Republicans to reopen government as shutdown marks longest in US history
[ad_1] The government shutdown has reached its 36th day, the longest in U.S. history, as President Donald Trump pressures Republicans to end the Senate…
New York, New York Local News
Only Trump Can Reopen the Government. But He’s Not in the Mood.
[ad_1] Deal-making overseas is so much more interesting than deal-making at home. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images Before last night’s off-year elections, there was quiet…
World News
After Republican election losses, Trump pushes lawmakers to end shutdown, filibuster
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — As the federal shutdown has dragged on to become the longest in American history, President Trump has shown little interest in talks to…
Fact Checking
The federal shutdown and the Senate filibuster: What to know
[ad_1] As Republicans and Democrats battle for the upper hand in the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump has zeroed in on a new…
New York, New York Local News
The One Thing Republicans Will Deny Trump
[ad_1] Trump whooping it up with Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images You know, it’s hard work being a historic president…
Portland, Oregon Local News
President Trump Says Senate Should Scrap The Filibuster To End The Shutdown, An Idea Opposed By Republicans – KXL
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the…
Breaking News
Trump urges Republicans to launch “Nuclear Option” against filibuster
[ad_1] President Donald Trump has called on Republicans to exterminate the filibuster rule to clear a path for the end of the government shutdown.…
Orlando, Florida Local News
President Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate
[ad_1] President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the filibuster — an unprecedented step that…
New York, New York Local News
Fetterman’s Case for Helping GOP Nuke Filibuster Is Faulty
[ad_1] Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Pennsylvania Democratic senator John Fetterman has notoriously been taking an unorthodox path since Donald Trump reentered the White House.…
Portland, Oregon Local News
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Speaks All Night Denouncing Authoritarianism – KXL
[ad_1] Source: YouTube U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has been speaking all night and into the early morning hours of Wednesday, filibustering about the…
Miami, Florida Local News
Some lawmakers call for ‘nuclear option’ to end government shutdown. What is it?
[ad_1] Some lawmakers have called for using the “nuclear option” to override the Senate filibuster and end the government shutdown. Sonder Bridge Photography, UnSplash…
Breaking News
Why Biden is only just about to face his first veto | CNN Politics
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Politics
Divided government is more productive than you think | CNN Politics
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