President Donald Trump repeatedly demanded that the Senate scrap its filibuster rule on Sunday, a call that has become more urgent as the government shutdown continues with no end in sight.

Trump previously called for the canceling of the filibuster last week, in what was his latest plan to break the impasse as millions were set to lose out on SNAP benefits. That proposal was ultimately rejected by Republican senators, most of whom had already left Washington, D.C., for the Halloween weekend.

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