Trump wants Republicans to end the shutdown quickly and scrap the filibuster, which requires 60 Senate votes for most legislation, so they can bypass Democrats altogether. Vice President JD Vance, a former Ohio senator, endorsed the idea in an online post Saturday, saying Republicans who want to keep the filibuster are “wrong.”

A Pennsylvania Democratic C-SPAN caller on Tuesday said she was done voting for Democrats amid dissatisfaction with the party over the ongoing government shutdown. The shutdown started on Oct. 1 after Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rallied nearly all Senate Democrats to block a bipartisan funding bill.

A Democratic retired federal worker denounced her party on Monday for refusing to reopen the government as the shutdown entered its fourth week. The shutdown commenced on Oct.

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The Senate chaplain appealed directly to the Almighty in his prayer to open the session Monday, asking God to "remind our lawmakers" of the consequences of continuing the government shutdown.

An Oklahoma C-SPAN caller who said he was a lifelong Democrat and voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 declared on Friday that he was sickened by his party and plans to leave it. The Democratic Party’s favorability stands at just 34.

CLIP #1: Summarize Senator John Fetterman's (D-PA) comments about the filibuster. CLIP #1: How does Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) respond to Sen. Fetterman's remarks?