Senate Republicans used what is known as the nuclear option to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, weakening Congress’s vetting role.
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Senate Republicans used what is known as the nuclear option to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, weakening Congress’s vetting role.
By Michael Gold
Reporting from the Capitol
Senate Republicans on Thursday bulldozed past Senate precedents and changed the rules to break a Democratic blockade of President Trump’s nominees, in an extraordinary move that is likely to undercut Congress’s future role in vetting executive branch officials.
Republicans established a new precedent allowing them to confirm scores of Donald Trump's nominees more quickly. It could come…
Senate Republicans are continuing to unilaterally steamroll the Senate's rules to help confirm President Trump's nominees with…
Changing the rules to speed up confirmations of President Trump's nominees would require a simple majority of votes on the Senate…
Republicans say they are preparing to impose rules changes to speed confirmations after Democrats thwarted them before Congress…
Republicans said the maneuver to change the Senate’s rules, the latest step that would weaken the filibuster, was necessary to…
The US president called for Republicans to go for the 'Nuclear Option' in order to end the Democratic Senate roadblock.
