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Thune Considers Using ‘Nuclear Option’ to Advance Trump Nominees Despite Schumer Opposition
Senate Republicans aim to confirm over 100 blocked nominees using a new rule change inspired by a 2023 Democratic proposal, ending seven months of delays by Democrats.
- On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's opposition strategy prompts Thune to consider using the 'nuclear option' to fast-track the confirmation of Trump nominees before September 19, 2025.
- After last week, negotiations collapsed, prompting Senate Majority Leader John Thune to form a Republican working group, as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's strategy led to delays, Republicans say.
- The Senate calendar lists over 100 nominees awaiting votes, and around 600 additional roll-call votes would be needed to clear the backlog, Senator Katie Britt warned, with only 426 confirmations projected by 1/2/2027.
- If approved, the rule change would clear more than 100 stalled nominations, excluding judges and Cabinet nominees, and Republicans say it would end obstruction and advance Trump administration priorities.
- Republicans cite 2013 and 2017 precedents set by Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell to justify using the 'nuclear option,' marking the first time since then no voice-vote confirmations exist at this stage.
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GOP to go ‘nuclear’ this week to push through backlog of Trump’s nominees
Frustrated Republicans are expected to begin as early as Monday the process to change Senate rules to allow them to quickly confirm a backlog of President Donald Trump’s nominees, according to a source familiar with the planning.
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Senate GOP Prepares to Unleash Nuclear Option Against Schumer’s Stalling of Trump Agenda
(Substack)—The Senate’s confirmation battles have reached a boiling point, with Republicans signaling a willingness to overhaul longstanding rules to push through President Donald Trump’s long-delayed nominees. At the center of this escalating tension is Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who has grown increasingly frustrated with what he describes as unprecedented Democratic obstruction led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. After months of proc…
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