To say the U.S. Senate has grown dysfunctional is like suggesting water is wet or the nighttime sky is dark. The institution that fancies itself “the world’s greatest…
Read more Commentary: The U.S. Senate is a mess. He wants to fix it, from the insideThe government shutdown has reached its 36th day, the longest in U.S. history, as President Donald Trump pressures Republicans to end the Senate filibuster in order to reopen…
Read more President Trump urges Republicans to reopen government as shutdown marks longest in US historyDeal-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 momentum in Washington toward an…
Read more Only Trump Can Reopen the Government. But He’s Not in the Mood.WASHINGTON — As the federal shutdown has dragged on to become the longest in American history, President Trump has shown little interest in talks to reopen the government. But Republican…
Read more After Republican election losses, Trump pushes lawmakers to end shutdown, filibusterAs Republicans and Democrats battle for the upper hand in the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump has zeroed in on a new target for potentially breaking the…
Read more The federal shutdown and the Senate filibuster: What to knowTrump 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 elevated by God himself to…
Read more The One Thing Republicans Will Deny TrumpWASHINGTON (AP) — Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown,…
Read more President Trump Says Senate Should Scrap The Filibuster To End The Shutdown, An Idea Opposed By Republicans – KXLPresident Donald Trump has called on Republicans to exterminate the filibuster rule to clear a path for the end of the government shutdown. Why It Matters The filibuster—a…
Read more Trump urges Republicans to launch “Nuclear Option” against filibusterPresident Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the filibuster — an unprecedented step that GOP leaders have opposed taking…
Read more President Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalematePhoto: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Pennsylvania Democratic senator John Fetterman has notoriously been taking an unorthodox path since Donald Trump reentered the White House. It’s a matter of some…
Read more Fetterman’s Case for Helping GOP Nuke Filibuster Is FaultySource: YouTube U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has been speaking all night and into the early morning hours of Wednesday, filibustering about the Trump Administration and its “authoritarian”…
Read more Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Speaks All Night Denouncing Authoritarianism – KXLSome lawmakers have called for using the “nuclear option” to override the Senate filibuster and end the government shutdown. Sonder Bridge Photography, UnSplash As the government shutdown drags…
Read more Some lawmakers call for ‘nuclear option’ to end government shutdown. What is it?A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Spend some time reading…
Read more Why Biden is only just about to face his first veto | CNN PoliticsA version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Now that CNN has…
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