Trump adversary running for Senate borrows his filibuster playbook
One of President Donald Trump's top Democratic foes running for the Senate is taking a page from his and conservatives’ playbook in their pitch to reform the filibuster.Democratic Maine Gov....
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One of President Donald Trump's top Democratic foes running for the Senate is taking a page from his and conservatives’ playbook in their pitch to reform the filibuster. Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills, who is running to unseat longtime Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, released her policy platform in recent days. Among several pitches to voters is a call to reform the filibuster. Mills, if elected, said in the 19-page document that she would require "Senators to remain on the Senate floor and actually speak, rather than simply threatening a filibuster to delay action." The filibuster has become a flashpoint in the Senate, particularly for Republicans, given that its current 60-vote threshold requires legislation to be bipartisan in nature. And Mills' position, which has been previously supported by Democrats, is one Trump and some in the GOP are pushing for to pass a massive election integrity bill. GRAHAM EYES ‘DOWN PAYMENT’ ON TRUMP-BACKED SAVE ACT WITHOUT DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT Her desire to change the filibuster echoes one made by Trump and conservatives, both in Congress and online, that have demanded Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., launch a talking filibuster to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. "Washington is broken, and Maine people are paying the price," Mills said in a statement introducing the platform. "Donald Trump and Washington Republicans are undermining our fundamental rights and driving up costs, all while Congress fails to solve the big problems facing Maine people. Enough is enough. Maine people deserve better than what D.C. is giving them." Mills and Trump have an adversarial relationship that reached a chaotic crescendo in 2025 when, during a meeting of governors at the White House, she declared, "We’ll see you in court," over the president’s executive order to deny federal funding to states that allowed transgender athletes to participate in sports. THUNE ACCUSES CRITICS OF 'CREATING FALSE EXPECTATIONS' AM…