Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) says he is a “firm no” on eliminating the Senate filibuster, which requires legislation to have 60 votes to advance, pushing back on President Trump’s call to deploy the “nuclear option” to change Senate rules and reopen the government.

“The filibuster forces us to find common ground in the Senate. Power changes hands, but principles shouldn’t. I’m a firm no on eliminating it,” Curtis wrote on X, the social media platform, responding to a Fox News story on Trump's demand to get rid of the filibuster to fund government.

Senate Republicans have voted 13 times........

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