filibuster

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power 2026-05-07

Trump Wants the Filibuster Dead. His Own Senate Won't Do It.

The SAVE America Act is stalled in the Senate not because of Democrats but because Republican senators refuse to eliminate the filibuster to pass it. Trump is furious. Thune is unmoved.

power 2026-04-14

Day 58: Republicans Are Using the Nuclear Option to Fund Immigration Enforcement

The DHS shutdown hit two months. The Senate passed a partial reopening that excludes ICE and CBP. Now Republicans are using budget reconciliation to fund immigration agencies for three years, bypassing the filibuster.