WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster. That’s so the Republican majority can bypass Democrats in the Senate and reopen the federal government. But the GOP leaders swiftly rejected the idea, putting them at odds with the president. Trump targeted the 60-vote threshold for passing legislation in a social media post, suddenly inserting himself into the shutdown debate. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune has strongly opposed changing the filibuster and his spokesman says that position remains unchanged. House Speaker Mike Johnson also panned the idea.
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