President Trump urged Senate Republicans late Thursday to scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown, pressing leaders in a late-night Truth Social post to 'play their TRUMP CARD.' The change would remove the 60 vote threshold for most legislation. Republicans hold 53 of the Senate's 100 seats. Democrats have repeatedly blocked a government funding measure this month, saying expiring subsidies tied to the Affordable Care Act must be reinstated.

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