Trump calls for Senate to scrap filibuster in order to force end to month-long government shutdown – US politics live

<p>Snap food benefits are set to run out this weekend as shutdown comes close to matching the record of 2018-2019</p><p>A US Republican senator is asking President <strong>Donald Trump</strong>’s administration to help the <strong>Malaysian</strong> government prevent US artificial intelligence chips from being smuggled through the country to <strong>China</strong>, according to a letter seen by Reuters.</p><p>Reuters has previously reported that US officials believe Malaysia is among a handful of countries where organized smuggling operations have worked to get US chips into China that would otherwise be banned from export to China.</p><p>To support the semiconductor industry in their efforts, it may be beneficial for US and Malaysian officials to develop priority customs clearance procedures for shipments of advanced U.S. chips with anti-diversion mechanisms.</p><p>These attacks and their mounting human cost are unacceptable. The US must halt such attacks and take all measures necessary to prevent the extrajudicial killing of people aboard these boats.</p><p>Otherwise, it would amount to a violation of the right of life and constitute extrajudicial killings.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/oct/31/donald-trump-filibuster-shutdown-snap-food-refugees-drug-boats-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>