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President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to use the "nuclear option" to end the current government shutdown.

The "nuclear option" would allow Senate rules to be changed with a simple majority vote, bypassing the filibuster.

This shutdown is on track to become the longest in U.S. history, potentially surpassing the 35-day shutdown in 2018-2019.

President Donald Trump has called for Senate Republicans to go for the "nuclear option" to end the ongoing government shutdown.

While some Republican senators have indicated openness to Trump's idea of ending the filibuster, others have been adamantly against it. This includes Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, who told the Wall Street Journal, "I will never support ending the filibuster, and I think Republicans h

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