WASHINGTON — 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.

But Trump is finding that Senate Republicans have a limit as he aggressively pushes them to scrap the filibuster, the longstanding Senate rule that requires 60 votes to pass most legislation.

The filibuster “makes the Senate the Senate,” Majority Leader John Thune has said, arguing that the votes are not there to change the rules. He and other Republicans stress that the filibuster has benefited their side when Democrats have power.

Trump has long disagreed. At a breakfast with Senate Republicans Wednesday

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