Thune rejects Trump push to end filibuster | JQJO

Back from Asia, President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans to scrap the filibuster and unilaterally reopen the government, but Majority Leader John Thune swiftly rejected the idea, leaving the shutdown stalemate intact and poised to become the longest by Wednesday. A new poll finds more Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans. As impacts deepen—food bank lines, aviation delays—SNAP is set to lapse Saturday for roughly 42 million people, and ACA enrollment opens amid higher premiums. Trump moved funds to keep the military paid, but legal hurdles cloud SNAP; a judge temporarily ordered benefits to continue amid partisan recriminations.