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Yesterday — 1 November 2025Main stream

Republicans in Congress Show Signs of Angst Over Trump’s Trade War

1 November 2025 at 00:20
Senators opposed the president’s plan to import beef from Argentina and voted three times this week to end his power to enforce sweeping tariffs.

© John Stember for The New York Times

Cattle grazing on a farm in Dupuyer, Mont., earlier this year.
Before yesterdayMain stream

What Is the Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want It Gone?

1 November 2025 at 01:57
The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.

© Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, has made preserving the legislative filibuster a central tenet of his tenure, although he has weakened it with several maneuvers.
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