Senate Republicans are resisting his demand to end the long-standing filibuster rule in order to end the government shutdown.

WASHINGTON — Following a week of overseas diplomacy, President Donald Trump is reengaging with shutdown discussions by calling for Republicans to dispense with any diplomatic overtures to Democrats and deploy the "nuclear option" of ending the Senate filibuster.

The Senate failed for a 13th time to advance a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28. Follow live updates here.

Trump’s sudden decision to assert himself into the shutdown debate — bringing the highly charged demand to end the filibuster — is certain to set the Senate on edge. It could spur senators toward their own compromise or send the chamber spiraling toward a new sense of crisis.

Vice President JD Vance is expected to come to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to attend a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans.

The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 13th time, as the shutdown hit the four-week mark. It failed in a 54-45 vote. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The Republican-controlled Senate narrowly passed a bill to end Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, highlighting GOP divisions over the duties just days after the president threatened to increase them further to punish the US’s northern neighbor.

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