Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, has an idea to end the federal shutdown: “Let’s make this a Republican-only vote.” The first-term senator pitched the notion during an appearance Wednesday night on Fox ...

Trump wants the Senate to abolish the filibuster blocking legislation such as ending the shutdown. Here's why even his ...

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 ...

Three weeks into shutdown gridlock, some Senate Republicans are expressing openness to a controversial solution: nuking the filibuster. “I know that’s being discussed,” Sen. Susan Collins, the chair ...

The No. 4 Democrat in the House is egging on Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster as each side blames the other for the current government shutdown. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), the vice chairman of ...

Democrats' stated reason for opposing Republicans' "clean" continuing resolution to keep the government open is that the spending bill doesn't extend expiring Obamacare premium subsidies or roll back ...

Millions of Americans are losing food stamps with the shutdown on the verge of becoming the longest in US history. But Trump, ...