Senate Republicans trigger 'nuclear option,' changing rules to speed up Trump nominees

Senate Rule Change Accelerates Trump Nominee Confirmations

Senate Rule Change Accelerates Trump Nominee Confirmations In a bold legislative maneuver, Republicans in the U.S. Senate pushed through a rules change on Thursday, designed to streamline the confirmation process for President Donald Trump's executive-branch nominees. The shift, which aims to curb delays allegedly caused by Democrats, was approved by a 53-45 vote, allowing the majority party to advance nominees en masse.The decision has ignited …

Senate Goes ‘Nuclear,’ Clears Way for Confirming Dozens of Trump Nominees

After months of a Democrat blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees, Republicans in the Senate have gone "nuclear.”

Republicans Go 'Nuclear' On Senate Rules — And Their Own Power

Republicans established a new precedent allowing them to confirm scores of Donald Trump's nominees more quickly. It could come back to bite them.

Senate Republicans Invoke Nuclear Option to Speed Up Confirmations of President Trump's Nominees - With 53-45 Vote

US Senate Republicans invoked the nuclear option on Thursday to speed up the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ in push to change Senate rules

The rules change will allow the Senate to confirm multiple nominees at once, helping to clear a backlog of nearly 150 nominees awaiting floor votes.

GOP goes nuclear in Senate, changing rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees after negotiations with Democrats collapse

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.