Sen. James Lankford says the filibuster is good for the U.S. government
Sen. James Lankford is splitting from President Trump on the filibuster. Source link
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'Not happening': Trump's personal plea to kill filibuster falls short among Senate Republicans
President Trump's passionate push for Senate Republicans to scrap the filibuster as a way to end the shutdown and pass GOP priorities swayed some senators, but not nearly enough. Source link
What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?
Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats' unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate eliminate…
Nuking the Filibuster Would Be Political Folly
There’s no good reason to hand Democrats such a strategic and tactical win amid the shutdown. Source link
Senate vote fails for the eighth time to break Democrats' filibuster of stopgap spending bill
An eighth failed Senate vote Tuesday on the House-passed stopgap bill to fund the government through Nov. 21 will send the government shutdown into its third week. Source link
Sen. Thune rules out nuking the legislative filibuster to end the government shutdown
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is refusing to use the so-called nuclear option to get rid of the legislative filibuster so Republicans can end the government shutdown without needing…
Senate Republicans Flirt With Nuking the Filibuster
“No, this isn’t the same as killing the filibuster. This actually goes way, way beyond that. First, they are doing more than going nuclear on the parliamentarian. They are going nuclear on…