RT Jake (@JakeCan72)Monday: Thune called everyone flooding his office a “paid influencer ecosystem.”Tuesday: Elon posted his number to 200 million people.Today: Thune hit the Senate floor calling Dems’ “Jim Crow 2.0” framing “deeply irresponsible” — an insult to those who actually lived through that era.He still won’t kill the filibuster to pass the bill he calls “commonsense.”Insults the voters. Delivers the speech. Kills the bill.Every single time. ...

Welcome back. A showdown is brewing on Capitol Hill over the Save America Act, the Republicanbacked legislation requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote. President Trump has given Republicans an ultimatum.Pass the act or he won't sign any new legislation. Senate Majority Leader John Thoon says he doesn't have the votes to pass it in the Senate. But the president's pressure seems to be reaching some vulnerable Republicans.Senator John Cornin, who is locked in a competitive primary runo ...

Meanwhile, back in Washington Senat Majority Leader John Thune continues to reject President Trump's calls to end the filibuster in an effort to pass the Save America Act. Speaking of reporters yesterday, Thune called the move much more complicated and riskier than many supporters would assume his comments come after the president urged the Senate to take up and pass the legislation that would change voter I .D. requirements ahead of the midterms.The president also pushed for major new additions to the bill ...

Yes, the “silent” filibuster is an outright corruption of democracy, a denial of the will of a supermajority of the peopleThe Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial):Talking filibuster: literally just the filibusterSilent filibuster: an addendum they made up to avoid uncomfortable votes. ...

RT Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee)Commit this to memory and tell ten friends:A talking filibuster is *not* nuking the filibusterIt’s just making senators speak—not sleep—to filibuster ...

RT Arthur MacWaters (@ArthurMacwaters)- the silent ('zombie') filibuster isn't in the Constitution, it's legit just made up- used to require *actual effort* (talking)- it's blocking one of the most important bills of all time- republicans in the senate could easily end it, unless they continue to apply loser logicMike is being 100% sensible here. The rest are assuming that it's acceptable to have their legislative agenda (and the will of the voters) blocked until they presumably lose the majority for being ...

Legislative Procedure - The current Senate rule requiring 60 votes to end debate (cloture) is being challenged [2] - Passing a bill only requires a simple majority vote if no one is speaking [2] - Achieving cloture is the mechanism that requires 60 votes to bring debate to a close, not passing a bill [2] Constitutional Concerns - The "zombie filibuster" is considered a violation of the Constitution [2] Call to Action - There is a call to end the "zombie filibuster" [1][2]

There is zero appetite in the Senate right now to get rid of the filibuster. This is something Trump has been calling for for a long time, including in his first term. He started really calling for it again as the shutdown was dragging on.But in reality, those calls only really facilitated the fact that Republicans felt even more of a need to try to resolve this stalemate in another way. And that is ultimately what happened. They did give some minor concessions to Democrats.They agreed to allow a floor vote ...

Donald Trump ended the week pushing the GOP to nuke the filibuster, saying Republicans are being hurt more by the shutdown, and insisting that he's making life affordable for Americans despite what voters had to say at the polls. Now Democrats are feeling bolstered in their shutdown fight. Tom Rogers, Christina Greer, Steve Liesman, and Sami Sage join Stephanie Ruhle for The 11th Hour Nightcap. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/ » S ...

Government Shutdown & SNAP Benefits - The shutdown caused nearly 42 million Americans to lose SNAP benefits [2] - The shutdown has led to long lines at food banks and emergency food distribution centers [3] - The administration considered using a $5 billion contingency plan to keep SNAP running [2] - An NBC News poll indicates that 52% blame the GOP and Trump for the shutdown, while 42% blame Democrats [8] Filibuster & Senate Dynamics - President Trump suggests ending the filibuster to achieve Republican goals [1] - Senate Majority Leader John Thun is unwilling to end the filibuster [1] - The Senate is a place where power will shift back and forth between parties [6] - The filibuster allows for compromise and lasting policy changes [8] - Democrats appear to have an early lead in the fight for control of Congress, with 50% of Americans wanting Democratic control versus 42% for Republicans [10] Economic & Political Sentiment - Roughly two-thirds of voters say the president has failed to meet expectations on the economy [10] - Two-thirds say the president hasn't lived up to expectations regarding the middle class, inflation, and the cost of living [11]