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On January 3, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that the Senate would vote on using the nuclear option to reform the filibuster in order to pass his party's election reform legislation.
Apr 7, 2017 · The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch Friday after a contentious year-long battle to replace Antonin Scalia. Along the way, Senate tradition took a major...
- Enter The "Nuclear Option"
- Did They Use The Nuclear Option?
- But Did That Apply to Supreme Court Nominees?
- What Does That Mean For Trump's New Pick For The Supreme Court?
It wasn't just Supreme Court nominees who needed 60 votes – federal judges and cabinet secretaries needed them as well. But this arrangement had always been profoundly irritating to the party in power, particularly given the political polarization of recent decades. Time and time again, the party in control of the Senate and White House saw their s...
No. Republicans increased their Senate majority in the 2004 elections and the nuclear option was largely taken off the table. However, in 2013, Democrats were in charge of the Senate and White House, and it was the minority Republicans who were filibustering their judicial picks en masse. So the Democratic Senate Majority Leader, Nevada's Harry Rei...
It did not – Reid did not change the rules for the Supreme Court, meaning nominees still effectively needed to meet the 60-vote threshold to avoid a filibuster. But then the Senate and White House changed hands again. Republicans took the Senate in the 2014 elections and refused to consider President Obama's pick for the Supreme Court vacancy creat...
Even though Mr. Trump's new nominee won't have to get 60 votes because of the nuclear option, getting to 51 might still be a struggle. Most -- though not all -- Democrats appear dead set against confirming anyone Mr. Trump nominates, and Republicans only have 51 votes there to begin with. This means that Republicans will likely have to stay united ...
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Jan 10, 2022 · According to the Senate website, Henry Clay was the first senator to threaten going nuclear on legislation, back in 1841. Up until 1975, it actually took 67 votes to overcome a filibuster.
Nov 21, 2013 · Three Democrats voted against changing the rules — Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Mark Pryor of Arkansas. “It’s time to change the Senate before this...
Feb 3, 2017 · With several Democrats promising a filibuster, and the apparent willingness of Senate Republicans to use the maneuver, the nuclear option seems likely to be deployed in the coming weeks,...
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Apr 6, 2017 · Senate Republicans enacted the 'nuclear option' to clear the way to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. We take a look at the 'nuclear option' - what it is, how it works and where the name...
