An Associated Press report on aljazeera.com says Republican leaders, including John Thune and Mike Johnson, swiftly rejected Donald Trump's call to end the Senate filibuster, which requires 60 votes, during a 31-day government shutdown. Democrats keep the government closed while demanding healthcare subsidy extensions, and with SNAP aid set to shut off, flights delayed, and paychecks missed, the shutdown is on track to be the longest in US history.