Speaker Johnson doubles down on defense of filibuster
                                
                                Nov 4, 2025 - 05:00
                            
                                                    
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                            Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) doubled down on his support for the Senate filibuster, even as President Trump has pushed the upper chamber to use the so-called nuclear option to forgo it and reopen the government with a simple majority vote. At a press conference Monday, Johnson said he spoke to Trump “multiple times” over the…