Senate, Trump and filibuster
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Shades of optimism filled the Senate this past week as bipartisan talks on a way out of the government shutdown increased.
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.
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.
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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 food aid potentially delayed or suspended for millions of Americans and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it.
Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying to hammer out a proposal to end the 30-day government shutdown as soon as next week, as some centrist Democrats argue behind the scenes that their party
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 after a packed event, Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills.
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Democrats Colin Allred, James Talarico tout endorsements as Jasmine Crockett eyes Texas Senate race
The list of Democrats vying for the U.S. Senate seat includes Crockett, who is testing the waters, as well as Talarico and Allred, who announced endorsements.
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