Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as the.
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Republicans quick to burst Trump’s filibuster trial balloon
Republican lawmakers heartily rejected President Donald Trump‘s most recent plan for ending the ongoing government shutdown: getting rid of the filibuster rule. The shutdown is rapidly approaching the longest in American history, and Trump put forward his filibuster proposal Thursday night, ahead of Saturday’s looming deadline to pass a funding bill or risk more than [.].