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Senate Majority Leader John Thune Is Defying Trump On The Filibuster, Here’s His Explanation

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is on a collision course with President Donald Trump over nixing a longstanding legislative tool to end the 36-day government shutdown. Thune, who pledged to defend the filibuster on Day One of his leadership tenure,

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Trump faces rare Republican pushback as he presses Senate to scrap the filibuster

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Thune says ending filibuster 'not happening' despite Trump's demands

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Live updates: Spanberger projected to win Virginia governor’s race; NYC reports major turnout

The Senate on Tuesday will vote on the House-passed GOP funding bill for a 14th time, as the government shutdown ties with the 2018-19 closure as the longest in U.S. history.

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Senate Republicans brush off Trump's push to end filibuster

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Trump Says Government Shutdown Is 'Negative for Republicans'

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Thune says extended shutdown means Senate needs to shift date on funding government

For several weeks now, the Senate has tried, and failed, on 13 separate occasions to advance a short-term funding bill to reopen the government.

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When is next vote on government shutdown? Will the Senate vote today? Live updates, reopen

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On Day 36, the Government Shutdown Is Now the Longest Ever and Trump Wants the Filibuster Ended

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Government shutdown now longest ever as Trump demands Republicans ‘get back to passing legislation’

President Donald Trump moved quickly on Tuesday night to distance himself from a dire slate of election results for Republicans across the country and to demand his party finally end the government sh...

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Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure on track to become longest ever

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White House Says It Will Make Some SNAP Payments After Trump Threatened to Defy Court

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Trump and US elections latest: Mamdani says victory is lesson for Trump - after president's shutdown warning

Trump also claims "communist" Mamdani will push up prices.

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Trump pressures GOP senators to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever

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Government shutdown live: Trump blames longest shutdown on record for GOP's electoral struggles

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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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EXCLUSIVE: Thune Warns Democrats Against Seizing On Election Results To Keep Shutdown Going

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is warning Democrats from prolonging the government shutdown after they swept key races in Virginia, New Jersey and California on Tuesday evening. Democrats, emboldened by Tuesday’s favorable election results,

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Thune blasts Democrats on Senate floor as shutdown hits day 30, SNAP benefits expire

John Thune erupted in anger on the Senate floor, blasting Democrats as the 30-day shutdown threatens SNAP benefits for millions of Americans.

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Thune eyes longer stopgap funding bill as shutdown drags on

Thune said the Nov. 21 funding date set by a House-passed bill, which has failed in the Senate 13 times, will need to be extended into January.