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Donald Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to fire the Senate’s top rules keeper after a ruling blocked efforts to attach voter identification legislation to a budget package. The episode highlights procedural friction in Congress around budget legislation and election-related policy. The article is political in nature and has limited immediate market impact.

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Donald Trump urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune to fire the Senate’s top rules keeper after a ruling blocked efforts to attach voter identification legislation to a budget package. The episode highlights procedural friction in Congress around budget legislation and election-related policy. The article is political in nature and has limited immediate market impact.