Washington, D.C. – Senate Republicans have triggered the so-called “nuclear option” to clear the way for the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. NBC News reports the rule change will allow the nomination to pass through ...
Washington, D.C. (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Senate Republicans should “go for it” and invoke the so-called nuclear option, preventing Democrats from using a filibuster to block his Supreme Court nominee. “If we end up with that ...
Washington, D.C. (Ted Barrett, CNN) — Three years after using the “nuclear option” to upend Senate tradition by effectively removing filibusters against most presidential nominations, Senate Democrats insisted Thursday they don’t regret that decision, even as Donald Trump becomes president ...