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The filibuster has long forced senators to compromise. Can it survive 2026?

President Trump wants to do away with the filibuster in order to pass the Save America Act. But many Senate Republicans are reluctant, wary of what it would mean if they were to lose their majority.

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Eric McDaniel
Eric McDaniel is a congressional reporter for NPR's Washington Desk.

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