President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to permanently eliminate the filibuster in order to end the government shutdown and advance his legislative agenda.

"WE WILL GET ALL OF OUR COMMON SENSE POLICIES APPROVED (VOTER ID, ANYONE?) AND MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" the president said on Truth Social.

Republicans have so far resisted eliminating the filibuster, a Senate rule that effectively requires 60 votes to advance most legislation, a threshold designed to force bipartisan cooperation.

The government shutdown has now stretched for more than a month and is on pace to become the longest in U.S. history this week.

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The standoff centers on health care. Republicans want to

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