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Senate Republicans turn to 'nuclear option' to speed confirmation of Trump nominees
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The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP complaints that Democrats were dragging out the confirmation process.
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Senate Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ to change rules to confirm Trump nominees
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Senate Republicans turn to 'nuclear option' to speed confirmation of Trump nominees
Following precedents set by Reid and McConnell, Thune's 'suitcase nuke' strategy could establish new Senate precedent for batch nominee confirmations by September 17.
Senators are searching for an off-ramp to avoid using the so-called “nuclear option” to implement a rule change that would allow Republicans to pass President Trump's sub-Cabinet nominees "en bloc."
Republicans jammed through a change to Senate rules on Thursday that will allow them to more quickly confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees.
Senate Republicans on Thursday invoked the so-called “nuclear option” and changed the chamber’s rules to more easily confirm dozens of President Trump's stalled sub-Cabinet nominees.
The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP complaints that Democrats were dragging out the confirmation process.
Senate Republicans, in a party-line vote late Thursday, changed the chamber's rules to speed up confirmation of President Trump's nominees, using the "nuclear option" after a glimmer of hope for bipartisan cooperation failed to materialize.
