Trump Urges Senate to Kill Filibuster After Democratic Wins (2)

President Donald Trump blamed the ongoing government shutdown for Democrats’ sweeping electoral wins, pressuring Republicans to abandon the filibuster in order to reopen federal agencies and pass new crackdowns on mail-in voting.

“I think if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for the Republicans,” Trump said Wednesday during a breakfast for GOP senators at the White House.

Democrats cruised to victory over Republican gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey, while democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani beat Trump-endorsed Andrew Cuomo to become the next New York City mayor. The outcome signaled voters’ unease with the economy ...