WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his demand for Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster and pass a bill to reopen the government along partisan lines, as he partially blamed the U.S. shutdown for Republican election losses.

"It's time for Republicans to do what they have to do, and that's terminate the filibuster," Trump told Senate Republicans at a White House breakfast Wednesday, the 36th day of the now-longest running shutdown on record.

Earlier in his remarks, Trump blamed the shutdown for Tuesday’s election results, which saw Democrats win statewide races in New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania, saying "the shutdown was a big factor, negative for the Republicans."

As for Trump’s main request, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told re

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