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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson now supports eliminating the Senate filibuster, a reversal of his previous position.

Johnson's change of heart follows a call from former President Donald Trump to end the filibuster to pass a spending bill.

In 2022, Johnson had described the idea of eliminating the filibuster as a "naked power grab" by Democrats.

MADISON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has changed his views on eliminating a tactic known as the filibuster that senators deploy to delay votes on bills, reversing his stance from three years ago when he called the idea a "power grab."

Johnson's reversal came just after President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Republicans who control the U.S. Senate to end the filibuster as a way to end the government shutdown by allowing Republicans

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