Senate, government and the shutdown

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Government shutdown likely to extend to next week as Senate adjourns with no breakthrough
Senators continued to express cautious optimism about bipartisan talks over reopening the government and passing longer-term appropriations bills, but Thursday saw no apparent breakthroughs, and the ...

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Trump urges Senate Republicans to scrap filibuster rule to end government shutdown
Is the government still shut down? Latest on Senate vote to reopen, 14th vote; what's next?
Republican Leaders Reject Trump's Demands to Scrap the Senate Filibuster to End the Shutdown
President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown, breaking with majority Republicans who have long opposed such a move.

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Republicans shrug off Trump's call to scrap Senate filibuster over shutdown
Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke it
What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?
The filibuster is a longstanding parliamentary tool that halts action on most bills unless 60 senators in the 100-member chamber vote to move forward.

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Live updates: Trump wants to scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown
Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule. Follow live updates.

Senate to meet Thursday; won't vote to open government

The U.S. Senate is meeting Thursday to vote at 11:45 a.m. on various bills, though the House-passed bill to reopen the government is not on the agenda.

Trump demands Senate Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ to end ‘country destroying’ government shutdown

President Trump called on Republicans Thursday to invoke the so-called “nuclear option” and change Senate rules to allow legislation to end the government shutdown.
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Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate

Michael Selig, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice Rostin Behnam. Michael Selig,
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