It was completely predictable that President Donald Trump would call on Senate Republicans to end the custom of the filibuster, which has bedeviled majority parties for years.

The Senate was created to represent the interests of the states and to slow down radical measures from the House, but it has failed to live up to its ideal due to a lack of deliberation,

The Senate votes today, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, on congressional spending bills as the government shutdown 2025 continues amid a bitter impasse on Capitol Hill as furloughed federal workers and agencies await a government reopening. White House press ...