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

NPR | By Eric McDaniel
Published April 14, 2026 at 12:57 PM PDT

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 edits the NPR Politics Podcast. He joined the program ahead of its 2019 relaunch as a daily podcast.
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