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The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative filibuster, just hours after President Donald Trump made a fresh demand for the Senate to do so to end the government shutdown.
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Democrats Colin Allred, James Talarico tout endorsements as Jasmine Crockett eyes Texas Senate race
Campaign endorsements are coming in for two Democrats hoping to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn.Fort Worth Congressman Marc Veasey is endorsing former Congressman Colin Allred of Dallas in his bid for the U.
In a pair of late-night posts, Trump told Senate Republicans to use the "nuclear option" to eliminate the 60-vote threshold and pass a government funding bill without Democrats.
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Shutdown Stalemate Set to Drag Into Sixth Week as Trump Pushes Republicans to Change Senate Rules
Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with millions of Americans starting to lose food aid benefits and Presid
The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution that would block President Trump's tariffs on countries around the world, the third in a trio of rebukes of the president's trade policy this week.
The Senate returned today on Day 30 of the shutdown. Did they vote to reopen the government? Here's the latest, what's next.
In an interview with NBC News, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills.
Shades of optimism filled the Senate this past week as bipartisan talks on a way out of the government shutdown increased.
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