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Trump Urges Republicans to Use “Nuclear Option” If Dems Filibuster Supreme Court Nomination

HeadlineFeb 02, 2017

As for President Trump’s Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, Trump has urged the Republican leadership to consider using the so-called nuclear option—that is, instituting a rule change to prohibit filibusters—to push through the confirmation. Senate Democrats have vowed to filibuster his nomination.

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