Filibuster
PPP leader sets filibuster record against special tribunals bill
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People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyuk delivered a record-breaking filibuster exceeding 21 hours against the ruling Democratic Party's bill for special tribunals on insurrection cases linked to former President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law bid. Despite the effort, the National Assembly passed the measure, intensifying debates over judicial independence.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged Republicans to eliminate the Senate filibuster if Democrats shut down the federal government again in January, arguing in an interview and op-ed that the tactic harms the economy and no longer serves its purpose.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 5, intensified his push to end the Senate filibuster, urging Republican senators at a White House meeting to act immediately to reopen the government as the federal shutdown reached its longest stretch on record. GOP leaders, however, signaled they lack the votes to change the rules.