President Trump's fresh push for Republicans to abandon the Senate filibuster is showing little sign of success, even as lawmakers struggle to find a way out of the ongoing government shutdown.

Trump’s call for Senate Republicans to use the “nuclear option” underscores his growing frustration with the government shutdown as it enters its second month. But it faces stiff headwinds from senators in his own party who have been adamantly opposed to getting rid of the tactic.

A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thune’s position “on the importance of the legislative filibuster is unchanged.”

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) posted on the social platform X that he was a “firm no” on eliminating the filibuster.

“The filibuster forces us to find common ground in the Senate. Power changes hands, but principles shouldn’t,” Curtis posted.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), while not in the Senate, mostly responded to Trump’s post by pointing out how eliminating the filibuster could boomerang back around to hurt Republicans in the future.

Johnson argued if Democrats had a majority without........

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