U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday rebuffed President Donald Trump's call to end the longest government shutdown in history by terminating the filibuster, a rare rejection of the demands of a president who has mainly met with fealty by the Republican-controlled Congress.

Republicans in Congress have spent most of the year acquiescing to President Donald Trump’s demands — they’ve quickly confirmed his Cabinet nominees, passed his “ big beautiful bill ” of tax and spending cuts and kept his broad tariffs in place despite deep reservations.

Senate Armed Services Committee grills Trump nominees over communication breakdowns, policy confusion and lack of congressional consultation on key decisions.

The page titled "MySafeSpace" appeared on the White House website as the federal government shutdown entered its second month.

Tuesday’s special election was forced by a court-ordered redistricting to offer Black voters a chance for more representation in the State Capital.

WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump pressed Republican senators today to terminate the filibuster rule in a bid to end the longest government shutdown in history, but his call to shatter the longstanding institutional hallmark of the Senate appeared to have little immediate effect.

After sweeping Democratic victories Tuesday night, Senate Democrats are waking up this morning and wondering: Are we really going to cave now?