WASHINGTON — After Democrats’ triumphant election night , President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning conceded that his party is shouldering more of the blame for the government shutdown .

So, he instructed Republican senators to abolish the filibuster and reopen the government without help from Democrats.

That demand is putting Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and other GOP leaders in an awkward spot. Thune and many other senators oppose terminating the filibuster, an arcane procedural tool that empowers the minority party to delay or block a piece of legislation they oppose.

Getting rid of it would help Republicans in the short term, but many in the party have warned that getting rid of the filibuster could come back to bite them if Democrats return to power in the upp

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