Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing government shutdown, takeaways from President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi,

Donald Trump, in a long Truth Social post, said the GOP should end the shutdown by doing away with the filibuster to pass legislation.

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 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.

Senate Republicans have long resisted the temptation of going nuclear on the filibuster, a move more often made by Senate Democrats when they controlled the upper chamber.

Bravo to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republican senators for refusing to even consider President Trump’s demand to get rid of the filibuster that protects the rights of the

President Trump called on Republicans Thursday to invoke the so-called “nuclear option” and change Senate rules to allow legislation to end the government shutdown.

As we reach Day 23, the bitter battle in the Senate continues. Will the Senate vote today? Here's timing, more.