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Government shutdown updates: Thune remains against ending Senate filibuster

The Senate is now adjourned until Monday afternoon, which will mark the 34th day of the government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared exasperated in his calls for the Democrats to turn the lights back on in Washington, D.C.

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Trump calls for Senate ‘nuclear option’ to end government shutdown

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Trump urges Senate Republicans to scrap filibuster rule to end government shutdown

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Trump holds ‘very nice’ talks with Canada PM Carney in South Korea as Senate moves to end US tariffs against Ottawa

US President Donald Trump Thursday said he had a “very nice” conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a dinner in South Korea, despite ongoing trade tensions between the two count...

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Senate Vote on Nullifying Tariffs on Canada Demonstrates Opposition to Trump's Trade Policy

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Senate votes to block tariffs on Brazil. It shows some pushback to Trump trade policy

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Senate approves Democratic resolution that would block Trump's global tariffs

The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution that would block President Trump's tariffs on countries around the world, the third in a trio of rebukes of the president's trade policy this week.

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Senate passes bill to end Trump's tariffs on Canada

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Senate votes to quash Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ global tariffs

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Senate Votes to End Trump’s Tariff Emergency

The Senate voted 51-47 to end President Trump’s tariff emergency that instituted the “Liberation Day” tariffs, after passing resolutions to end tariffs on Brazil and Canada earlier this week.

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Some Senate Republicans Defect To Rebuke Trump’s Tariffs On Canada

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Four Senate Republicans vote with Democrats in effort to end Trump tariffs on Canada

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4 Republicans back Senate resolution to undo Trump's tariffs around the globe

The Republican president claimed his trade negotiation would secure “prosperity and security to millions of Americans.”

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Senate Votes to Scrap Canada Tariffs

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Senate votes to undo Trump’s Canada tariffs, dealing second rebuke

What's the filibuster rule? Trump says to end the Senate practice

Donald Trump, in a long Truth Social post, said the GOP should end the shutdown by doing away with the filibuster to pass legislation.

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Johnson warns against Trump's demand for Senate to go 'nuclear' to end shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson distanced himself from demands to get rid of the filibuster, warning it could backfire if Democrats took back Senate control.

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Daylight saving time bill stalls again in US Senate

The U.S. Senate briefly took up a long-stalled effort on Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent and end the twice-yearly practice of switching clocks, but again failed to reach consensus.

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The US in brief: Will senators play their “TRUMP CARD”?

Donald Trump urged Republicans in the Senate to play their “TRUMP CARD” and “Get rid of the Filibuster” to end the government shutdown. Mr Trump said that Democrats, if they return to power, would scrap the rule,

Congress working to avoid a government shutdown

Speaker Johnson leads House GOP press conference as shutdown drags on