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Trump urges Republicans to kill the filibuster
President Donald Trump on Thursday night urged the GOP to eliminate the filibuster and end a monthlong government shutdown…
Why Mark Warner is sitting out the shutdown
Not so long ago, if there was a bipartisan group getting together to solve a problem in the Senate, you could count on Mark…
Britt and Schumer have rare bipartisan chat as senators feel out shutdown endgame
A key GOP appropriator spoke with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday and again Thursday in rare bipartisan…
Shutdown-ending stopgap will have to move first in any deal, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune struck a cautionary note Thursday as bipartisan talks that could end the 30-day government…
Capitol agenda: The shutdown deal to-do list
The shutdown vibes are shifting. As POLITICO first reported Wednesday, bipartisan Senate negotiations around reopening the…
Farm-state Republicans finally reach their breaking point
For President Donald Trump, it was a brief musing to reporters on Air Force One about his plans to import beef from…
Trump EXIM pick withdrew nomination following scrutiny over Russia ties
President Donald Trump’s pick for a top post at the U.S. Export-Import Bank withdrew his nomination on Wednesday after…
Republicans are growing tired of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shutdown attacks
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is on the warpath against her own party’s handling of the government shutdown. And her…
Senate Republicans release subpoenas sought by Jack Smith during Trump probe
Senate Republicans aren’t standing down in their investigation into the tactics Biden-era special counsel Jack Smith…
John Thune says he will engage 'pretty soon' with Democrats about ending shutdown
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday he expects to engage “pretty soon” with a group of rank-and-file Senate…