A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funds to pay for food stamps during the federal shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, aids roughly 42 million people and was set to run out of funds on Saturday without intervention.

Trump called for an end to the Senate's filibuster rule in an Oct. 30 social media post, saying it's time to deploy the "nuclear option." The filibuster requires 60 votes to pass most Senate legislation,

After an hourlong emergency hearing, the judge ruled that the suspension of SNAP funding is arbitrary and likely to cause irreparable harm, citing the "terror" felt by Americans w

Republicans on Friday showed little sign of heeding President Donald Trump's latest call to jettison the Senate filibuster and bypass a Democratic roadblock to reopening the partially shuttered federal government.

Republican President Donald Trump called for the removal of the Senate's filibuster rule to bypass a Democratic roadblock during a government shutdown now in its 30th day. The filibuster is the Senate rule for agreement by 60 of its 100 members to pass most legislation.

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,