World News Story Senate Democrats Find Way To Bypass Filibuster

Trump presses Republicans to eliminate filibuster after Democrats’ wins

President Trump urged Republicans to get rid of the Senate filibuster rule and move swiftly to pass voter reform after Tuesday’s Democratic sweep in key state races across the U.S. In a series of ... Read More

Senate filibuster keeps Democrats in check. GOP could win now, but lose later. | Opinion

Getting rid of the Senate filibuster to end the government shutdown would be a bad move for Republicans. There's no return once that line is crossed. Read More

Trump Urges Senate to Kill Filibuster After Democratic Wins

President Donald Trump blamed the ongoing government shutdown for Democrats’ sweeping electoral wins, pressuring Republicans to abandon the filibuster in order to reopen federal agencies and pass new ... Read More

How the Senate filibuster works, why Trump wants it ended, and why it likely will stay

Trump wants the Senate to terminate its filibuster procedure to speed passage of Republican bills. Here's why it probably will stick around. Read More

Weekend session off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown

A shutdown slowdown at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports was in its second day, as U.S. airlines again canceled more than 1,000 flights. Read More

Republicans shrug off Trump's call to scrap Senate filibuster over shutdown

Republicans on Friday showed little sign of heeding President Donald Trump's latest call to jettison the Senate filibuster and bypass a Democratic roadblock to reopening the partially shuttered ... Read More