News Alert: Senate Republicans activate the "nuclear option" to secure Gorsuch's nomination

Thursday April 6, 2017     Jonathan Ernst / Reuters   Mitch McConnell Goes 'Nuclear' To Break Supreme Court Filibuster   WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his fellow Republicans pulled the nuclear rules trigger Thursday, moving to end filibusters for Supreme Court justices after Democrats blocked President Donald Trump's conservative nominee, Colorado federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch.   Read More

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