The filibuster is keeping the government shutdown alive. Republicans hold a majority in the Senate, but filibustering Democrats have enough votes to prevent the GOP from reaching the 60-vote threshold now needed to pass most legislation. Some Republican ...

With no end in sight to a federal government shutdown, U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno is suggesting Republicans might have to take a drastic step on Capitol Hill in order to pass a temporary measure to fund the government — by ending the filibuster in the U.S ...

Nine days into the government shutdown, Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia tells CNN’s Dana Bash she’s against abolishing the filibuster to end the funding stalemate. “It sounds like an easy fix, but we’re talking about setting ...

Trump battles shutdown filibuster as millions prepare to vote in New York and California ballots: Live updates - President Donald Trump reiterates demand for solution to government shutdown ahead of c

Senate Republican support for eliminating the filibuster is picking up momentum after President Trump invited members of the Senate GOP conference to the White House for a breakfast meeting Wednesday to demand they reform the Senate’s rules in order to reopen the government.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills said Thursday she supports keeping the filibuster in place, breaking with most members of the Senate Democratic Caucus she hopes to join as she launches a campaign to oust GOP Sen. Susan Collins, herself a staunch defender of the ...