But if the darkest hour is just before dawn, then the sun was about to appear again for Trump. He urged them to end the filibuster rule - predicting that Democrats would do so whenever they return to power. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via GettyIn addition, Republican cohesion had begun to show signs of weakening as Trump gathered Republican senators for a breakfast meeting last week. It was defeated when two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, voted against their party to preserve the tool of obstruction. Trump referenced that failed vote when he predicted that the Democrats would themselves end the filibuster if and when they return to power.

Source: The Irish Times November 11, 2025 22:40 UTC