Cecil officials urge senators to back federal reopening; Lawmakers resist ‘rubber stamp’

Cecil County officials on Thursday urged U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks to support reopening the government, and while Van Hollen agreed it should reopen, he refused to be “a rubber ...

Barrett calls police after protesters ‘deface’ Lansing office with chalk

Protesters wrote messages in chalk on the exterior walls of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett's office in Lansing, calling for him to listen to the people and not let kids starve, while also criticizing his ...

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the shutdown, an idea opposed by Republicans

Trump’s sudden decision to assert himself into the shutdown debate — bringing the highly charged demand to end the filibuster ...
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Trump wants ‘nuclear option’ to end shutdown; it could shake Capitol Hill to its core

Trump urges Senate to scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown, a move that could upend decades of legislative ...

President Trump says Senate should scrap filibuster to end government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR ...

Trump’s filibuster bombshell

Less than 24 hours after arriving back in Washington from his weeklong Asia tour, the president threw a bombshell into the ...