Trump is ramping up pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action known as the “nuclear option.”

While President Donald Trump is advocating for the elimination of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that there are not enough votes.

President Trump on Tuesday ramped up his calls for Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, warning that failing to do so would increase the chances of Democrats taking control of

President Trump is showing mounting frustration at his inability to win confirmation of U.S. attorneys in blue states or break the filibuster's grip on the Senate. The G.O.P. has been uncharacteristically uncooperative.

The president's social media blast came on Election Day morning and as the government shutdown is nearing a sixth week.

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative filibuster, just hours after President Donald Trump made a fresh demand for the Senate to do so to end the government shutdown.

In a pair of late-night posts, Trump told Senate Republicans to use the "nuclear option" to eliminate the 60-vote threshold and pass a government funding bill without Democrats.

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.

Utah's U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy suggested changing the Senate filibuster rule and says there is no need for House members to be in Washington right now.