Thune: Votes ‘aren’t there’ to eliminate filibuster, despite Trump push
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says the votes “aren’t there” to eliminate the filibuster to reopen the federal government and pushed back on President Trump’s prediction that the shutdown will cost Republicans the 2026 midterm elections. “Everybody knows the president’s position, that’s well-formed, well-established from his first term in office. His requests to eliminate…
