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Johnson warns against Trump’s demand for Senate to go ‘nuclear’ to end shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., warned against President Donald Trump’s demand for the Senate to invoke the “nuclear option” to end the government shutdown.
Johnson was asked during his Friday press conference about a late-night Truth Social post in which Trump demanded the Senate get rid of the filibuster and its 60-vote threshold to ram through the GOP’s federal funding bill by a simple majority.
“Look, I’ll just say this in general, as I’ve said many times about the filibuster, it’s not my call. I don’t have a say in this. It’s a Senate chamber issue,” Johnson said. “But the filibuster has traditionally been viewed as a very important safeguard. If the shoe was on the other foot, I don’t think our team would like it.”…READ MORE.
White House
SNAP SHOWDOWN: Two judges rule Trump admin must keep SNAP benefits in place as shutdown drags on
TOXIC WATERS END: Trump EPA slashes 12 years off sewage cleanup crisis that has rocked California for decades
LICENSE TO VOTE: Former VP Kamala Harris advocates for lowering the voting age
RED WAVE RISING: Trump, Youngkin hold tele-rally for Virginia GOP ticket; presidential Sears endorsement remains withheld
World Stage
TABOO TOPIC: Trump and Xi skip Taiwan talk despite years of war preparations
CASH PIPELINE: Bombshell report shows foreign charities dumped billions into US political advocacy groups, ‘erode’ democracy
Capitol Hill
SHUTDOWN STANDOFF: Senate talks show signs of progress as government shutdown grinds into 2nd month
FOLLOW THE MONEY: Unearthed records expose Swalwell campaign’s ‘bizarre inconsistency’ in payments to California man
WHO BLINKS FIRST: Johnson raises shutdown stakes on Schumer as food stamp deadline, Obamacare cliff loom
Across America
IN THE BALANCE: Cuomo picks up endorsements, rises in polls as comeback campaign nears finish line
HIDING THE TRUTH: Alvin Bragg dodges mentioning signature Trump case as he campaigns for DA re-election
‘DISAPPOINTED’: Dem appointed supreme court justice in hot seat over politically charged Halloween display
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