Bipartisan Senate talks intensify as government shutdown enters historic territory, with lawmakers discussing Obamacare subsidy extensions and funding solutions.
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Senate Democrats are once again refusing to reopen the government, pay federal employees and disburse full SNAP benefits to people who need them. The vote is ongoing (54-43), but there are clearly . . .
President Donald Trump has doubled down on his call for the Senate to disregard a practice it has held for hundreds of years in order to reopen the government and avoid an electoral clobbering.
President Donald Trump said he would withhold SNAP benefits until Senate Democrats vote to reopen the government.
In a Truth Social post, President Trump called for the Senate to do away with the filibuster, writing: "TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER, NOT JUST FOR THE SHUTDOWN, BUT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE."
Moore's push comes a week after the top Democrat in the state Senate said he wouldn't move forward with an attempt to redraw Maryland's congressional map.
Trump has become increasingly frustrated with the Senate amid the historically long federal government shutdown.
President Trump is showing mounting frustration at his inability to win confirmation of U.S. attorneys in blue states or break the filibuster's grip on the Senate. The G.O.P. has been uncharacteristically uncooperative.
After more than a month without pay, air traffic controllers across the nation are reaching their breaking point, and now, their union president is speaking out.
President Trump escalated his call to nuke the filibuster, warning that Democrats could win the midterms and 2028 presidential election if the Senate procedure stays.