GOP Gains Momentum to Eliminate Filibuster Amid Trump Pressure
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President Trump suggested that eliminating the filibuster in the Senate would prevent GOP losses in future elections and enable passing legislation like banning mail-in voting and changing voter ID laws, amid ongoing government shutdown and political stalemate.
- Trump says GOP would never lose an election again if filibuster is eliminated Axios
- Trump Increases Pressure on His Own Party as the Shutdown Grinds On The New York Times
- Trump wants to abolish the filibuster. GOP senators aren’t on board. The Washington Post
- Cornyn “open to” changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump’s call to scrap it The Texas Tribune
- GOP support for eliminating filibuster picks up steam after Trump pressure The Hill
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