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Trump calls for use of nuclear option, ending filibuster to end shutdown
President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to "get rid of the filibuster," allowing them to pass legislation with a simple majority and end the government shutdown, which entered its 31st da...

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How do you get rid of the filibuster? Trump has called for an end, but it wouldn’t be easy
Trump calls on Republicans to use ‘nuclear option’ and get rid of Senate filibuster
The Latest: Trump Hosts Central Asian Leaders as US Eyes Sources for Rare Earth Metals
President Donald Trump is hosting leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House as he intensifies his hunt for rare earth metals needed for high-tech devices, including smartphones, elec...

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Trump Urges Senate Republicans To Give Health Care Money ‘Directly To The People’ As Shutdown Talks Drag On
Poll shows GOP, Democrats have work to do as Trump returns to Palm Beach for 13th visit
Trump Urges Lawmakers to Give Healthcare Money 'Directly to the People'
Democrats want a funding bill to include healthcare subsidies that are due to expire for 24 million Americans at year's end, but Republicans say Congress must first pass a funding bill without string...

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Senators to work through the weekend on shutdown as Republicans and Democrats are still far apart
Trump Says Senate Shouldn’t Leave Town Until Shutdown Ends
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Trump 2nd term: ICE arrests 956 undocumented immigrants on Sunday
President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that he plans on signing an executive order "fundamentally reforming" the Federal Emergency Management Agency "or maybe getting rid of them." "I think, frankly, FEMA is not good," he said. When pressed by ...
Trump’s filibuster fixation intensifies after a tough week for the GOP
President Donald Trump knows he’s losing the politics of the government shutdown so far. But that’s not making him any more inclined to give ground on the Democratic demands that could bring the standoff to a swift end.
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