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President Trump called on Republicans Thursday to invoke the so-called "nuclear option" and change Senate rules to allow legislation to end the 30-day long government shutdown pass with a simple majority vote.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday called for Republicans to eliminate the filibuster in order to end the month-long government shutdown.
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Trump calls for US Senate to scrap filibuster rule ReutersTrump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate CNNTrump Calls on Republicans to End Filibuster in Shutdown Fight The New York TimesTrump urges GOP to ‘end the shutdown' by going nuclear on Senate filibuster Fox News
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Trump's nuclear testing plan raises fears, confusion in Washington Reuters
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President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.
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Though the country's nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.
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