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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

Republicans push back against Trump's call to end the Senate filibuster

THE CHOICE IS CLEAR INITIATE THE NUCLEAR OPTION,' GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER, Trump said in a late-night social media post Thursday. Trump's sudden decision to assert himself in the now 31-day-long shutdown with his highly charged demand to end the filibuster is certain to set the Senate on edge. It could spur senators towards their own compromise or send the chamber spiralling towards a new sense of crisis. Or, it might be ignored.
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fromwww.esquire.com
3 weeks ago

The Republican Majority in Congress Just Used the 'Nuclear Option' to Make Herschel Walker an Ambassador

Herschel Walker was confirmed U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas after Senate Republicans changed filibuster rules to confirm nominees, amid growing Chinese influence in the Bahamas.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

How the Government Shutdown Will End

Both parties deliberately entered the shutdown with clear, opposing goals, ensuring the dispute will be prolonged and politically leveraged rather than quickly resolved.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Congress prepares to vote on short-term funding bill to avert US government shutdown live updates

House will vote on a Republican continuing resolution to fund the government until Nov 21 to avert a September shutdown, facing near-unanimous Democratic opposition.
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