Trump calls for 'nuclear option' to end shutdown. What does it have to do with a filibuster?

Trump has urged Senate Republicans to choose a dramatic strategy as the 2025 government shutdown threatens to become the ...

What Is the Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want It Gone?

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the ...

Disgust with lawmakers may lead GOP, Democrats to seek end to shutdown

Democratic and Republican strategists and pollsters agree that the government shutdown, which will hit the 30-day mark this ...

SNAP benefits set for first-ever lapse with Senate set to reject funding patches

A person exits a convenience store that accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), a system that allows recipients to pay for food using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, in ...