WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump urged the Senate to abolish the filibuster so that a simple majority can approve legislation – and end the government shutdown – but even fellow Republicans are ...

Lawmakers continued their bitter battle throwing partisan blame on Capitol Hill with Senators set to vote today, Wednesday, Oct. 15, amid the government shutdown 2025. And while Congress is getting ...

Republican President Donald Trump, instead of calling on Congress to negotiate over its budget impasse, has instead called on GOP senators to end the filibuster rule to bypass a Democratic roadblock ...

The Senate will return today, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, but a Senate vote today on a House-backed bill to fund and reopen the government is not currently scheduled as the shutdown enters a fifth week.

The next Senate vote on the government shutdown is today, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, after the latest efforts to reach the 60 votes needed to advance a bill to reopen the government failed on Tuesday, ...

Amid the U.S. government shutdown, which has stretched into its second month, President Donald Trump is ramping up the pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action commonly known ...

The Senate on Wednesday -- the first day of a government shutdown-- once again failed to pass bills aimed at funding the government as congressional leaders continue to trade blame for the shutdown.

Senate Republicans are pushing intensely to nab the five additional Democratic votes they need to unlock their bill to end the government shutdown. Republicans have shown little willingness to ...

The House on Wednesday formally sent the Epstein bill to the Senate, the final procedural move before the legislation can be sent to President Trump for his signature. After the House passed the ...

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Washington President Trump late ...

The Senate will vote at 11:30 a.m. ET today, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, on a House-backed bill to fund and reopen the government, with the government shutdown 2025 poised to become the longest in history ...