Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats ...

'Nuclear Option': What is a filibuster, which Trump wants to eliminate in US Senate to end the government shutdown?

President Trump has urged Senate Republicans to scrap the filibuster amid a prolonged government shutdown. The move threatens ...

Government shutdown reaches 30-day mark with no end in sight, as NW Republicans and Democrats trade blame

The government shutdown reached the 30-day mark on Thursday, as senators left town for the weekend with no clear path to resolving the dispute over health care costs that has kept Congress from ...
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“It’s a really frustrating time”: U.S. Sen. Rick Scott weighs in on government shutdown

The existing bill needs 60 votes in the Senate to move forward, but, at most, only 55 senators have voted for it.

Protests erupt after police raid in Brazil leaves 119 dead and draws accusations of excessive force

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left ...
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Stop the Trump Coup

I’ve been thinking in recent days about Venezuela and the United States because of current events but also because of an event that occurred in ...
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U.S. Poor and Working Class Distress Grows

Too much month and not enough check plagued the U.S. poor and working class before the federal government shutdown and funding lapse. To wit, business is ...