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Thune says ending filibuster 'not happening' despite Trump's demands
Returning from the White House Wednesday after President Donald Trump made yet another call for Senate Republicans to overturn the filibuster, Majority Leader John Thune reiterated his view that there are not the necessary votes among Senate Republicans to change the Senate rules.

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EXCLUSIVE: John Thune Is Defying Trump On The Filibuster. Here’s His Explanation.
Thune: Votes ‘aren’t there’ to eliminate filibuster, despite Trump push
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Democrats consider prolonging the shutdown as Republicans prepare new bills without health care fix
The Latest: Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins
Trump says election puts shutdown pressure on Republicans but wants to end filibuster
"I think if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for the Republicans," Trump said at a breakfast with Republican senators Wednesday.

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Trump pushes GOP senators to eliminate filibuster as shutdown becomes longest in history
This Trump Republican is reeling from the Democrats’ ‘electoral blowout’

Senate majority leader indicates there's not enough support to eliminate filibuster despite Trump push

While President Donald Trump is advocating for the elimination of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that there are not enough votes.

Senate majority leader says he doesn’t have the votes to eliminate filibuster despite Trump’s wishes

Under former President Joe Biden, Senate Democrats tried but failed to abolish the filibuster. The party encountered opposition from centrist Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona — both of whom later switched their affiliations to independent — when they attempted the gambit.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune Is Defying Trump On The Filibuster, Here’s His Explanation

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is on a collision course with President Donald Trump over nixing a longstanding legislative tool to end the 36-day government shutdown. Thune, who pledged to defend the filibuster on Day One of his leadership tenure,
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