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Hawley expresses openness to nixing filibuster if shutdown drags on<\/h2>\n
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GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri expressed openness to ending the filibuster if the shutdown drags on,\u00a0 outlining to reporters that the president told Republicans at the White House the shutdown needs to end while urging them to do away with the filibuster.<\/p>\n

“I will just say this to my Democrat colleagues: If you’re going to put me, personally, to the choice between providing food assistance to 42 million needy Americans or defending some arcane rule of the Senate, I’m going to choose people,” Hawley said, referring to the funding shortage for SNAP benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hawley warned Democrats that their position isn’t “sustainable.”<\/p>\n

“You’re putting me into a choice between people and Senate rules, and I’m going to choose people,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Thune says there still aren’t the votes to end the filibuster: “It’s just not happening”<\/h2>\n
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, returning from breakfast at the White House, told reporters at the Capitol that there aren’t the votes needed in the Senate to do away with the filibuster, as the president has requested.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I know where the votes are,” Thune said. “The answer is, there aren’t the votes, as I’ve said before.”<\/p>\n

Thune added, after speaking on the Senate floor, that the president’s views on the filibuster “are well-formed.”<\/p>\n

“I think the focus, in my view, ought to be trying to figure out how to get the government opened up,” Thune said.<\/p>\n

When asked by CBS News whether Mr. Trump could sway members on the filibuster, Thune said “he could, he’s obviously very influential, and our members want to do everything they can to be good partners and help him implement his agenda.”<\/p>\n

“So I don’t doubt that he could have some sway with members. But I just know, I know where the math is on this issue in the Senate,” Thune said. “It’s just not happening.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Johnson ties Democrats to Mamdani, but says there were “no surprises” in election results<\/h2>\n
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House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana speaks alongside fellow Republicans at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5, 2025.<\/span> Tom Brenner \/ Getty Images <\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking on the steps of the Capitol at his daily press briefing, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday’s election results, which saw a sweep for Democrats in major races, were evidence that Democratic members in Congress are beholden to the left wing of the party. Johnson singled out Zohran Mamdani<\/a><\/span>, who won the race for mayor of New York.<\/p>\n

“Zohran Mamdani is without a doubt the biggest win for socialism in the history of the country, and it is the biggest loss for the American people,” Johnson said. “The results of that race tell you everything you need to know about where the Democrats and their party are headed. From the back bench to their leadership, Democrats have fallen in line behind the socialist candidates.”<\/p>\n

But he warned against drawing sweeping conclusions from the results, downplaying what the GOP losses portend for next year’s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

“There’s no surprises. What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night’s election results,” he said. “Off-year elections are not indicative of what’s to come, that’s what history teaches us.”<\/p>\n

“I don’t think the loss last night was any reflection about Republicans at all,” Johnson said later.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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What the Senate is voting on today<\/h2>\n
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The Senate is not currently scheduled to vote on the House-passed measure to reopen the government today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Senate convenes at 10 a.m. with a vote on a judicial nomination set for 11:30 a.m., followed by a procedural vote on a nomination for an assistant secretary of state, according to Majority Whip John Barrasso’s office. If the nomination advances, the Senate would then vote on the assistant secretary of state’s confirmation at 2:15 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Democratic leaders ask Trump for meeting to end the shutdown and address health care<\/h2>\n
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries requested a meeting between the president and congressional leaders in a letter Wednesday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We write to demand a bipartisan meeting of legislative leaders to end the GOP shutdown of the federal government and decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis,” the leaders wrote. “Democrats stand ready to meet with you face to face, anytime and anyplace.”<\/p>\n

The letter comes after the president denied the Democrats’ last request for a meeting, saying he would only meet with them after the shutdown came to an end.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Trump urges Senate GOP to end filibuster to reopen government, but says he’ll follow their “wishes” amid opposition<\/h2>\n
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Mr. Trump again called on Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, this time making the case to their faces during remarks at a White House breakfast.<\/p>\n

“It’s time for Republicans to do what they have to do and that’s terminate the filibuster,” Mr. Trump said. “It’s the only way you can do it, and if you don’t terminate the filibuster, you’ll be in bad shape. We won’t pass any legislation.”<\/p>\n

The president said “we should start tonight with, ‘the country’s open, congratulations,'” before moving to address through legislation things like voter ID and no mail in voting.<\/p>\n

“We should pass all the things we want to pass, make our elections secure and safe,” Mr. Trump said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The president suggested that Senate Democrats would immediately do away with the filibuster if they take power, saying he “wouldn’t even bring it up” if he didn’t think it was the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump said “I think it’s very important, we have to get the country open, and the way we’re going to do it this afternoon is to terminate the filibuster.” But he acknowledged that “it’s possible you’re not going to do that, and I’m going to go by your wishes.”<\/p>\n

“You’re very smart people, we’re good friends, but I think it’s a tremendous mistake, really,” he added.<\/p>\n

The president also pushed to do away with blue slips, a practice that gives senators veto power over judicial nominations in their home state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Trump claims pollsters said shutdown was a “big factor” in last night’s Democratic victories<\/h2>\n
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President Trump speaks with Senate Republicans during a breakfast in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5, 2025.<\/span> Andrew Harnik \/ Getty Images <\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking at a breakfast for Republican senators, Mr. Trump claims pollsters said the government shutdown was a “big factor” in last night’s Democratic victories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I thought we’d have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it,” the president said. “And also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. I think if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for the Republicans, and that was a big factor. And they say that I wasn’t on the ballot was the biggest factor. But I don’t know about that but I was honored that they said that.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The president said “countless public servants” are not being paid and air traffic controllers “under increasing strain.”<\/p>\n

“We must get the government back open soon and really immediately,” he said, adding that the shutdown is starting to affect the stock market.<\/p>\n

The president called Tuesday night’s election results “interesting” and “we learned a lot.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Last night, it was, you know, not expected to be a victory,” he said. “It was very Democrat areas. But I don’t think it was good for Republicans. I’m not sure it was good for anybody. But we had an interesting evening and we learned a lot.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Trump again calls for Senate to end the filibuster<\/h2>\n
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President Trump late Tuesday called again for the Senate to do away with the filibuster, the 60-vote threshold needed to advance most legislation, as he is set to meet with Senate Republicans Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

“REPUBLICANS, TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER! GET BACK TO PASSING LEGISLATION AND VOTER REFORM!” the president said in a post<\/a> on Truth Social.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In another post<\/a> as the results of Tuesday’s election rolled in overnight, the president continued his urging, saying, “Pass Voter Reform, Voter ID, No Mail-In Ballots. Save our Supreme Court from ‘Packing,’ No Two State addition, etc. TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!!!”<\/p>\n

The comments come after he urged Republicans late last week to take “the Nuclear Option” to reopen the government without Democratic votes, and some on the party’s right flank have likewise urged Senate Republicans to change the upper chamber’s rules to end the shutdown. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune favors preserving the filibuster, and when asked about the president’s repeated calls to end it earlier this week, he told reporters that he’s spoken with the president, and “I think we all know his view.”<\/p>\n

The president responded to Thune’s position in an interview that aired on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, saying “I like John Thune. I think he’s terrific, but I disagree with him on this point.”<\/p>\n

“The Republicans have to get tougher,” the president said. “If we end the filibuster, we can do exactly what we want.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Senate Republicans to attend breakfast at the White House<\/h2>\n
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Senate Republicans are heading to the White House this morning for an 8:30 a.m. breakfast meeting with President Trump as the shutdown drags on.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Republican senators last met with the president at the White House on Oct. 21, when they joined him for lunch. The president was out of the country the following week, and some lawmakers say his return to Washington and renewed involvement in the shutdown fight increases the likelihood of a resolution, since the White House would likely be involved in any talks to reach an agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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