Reid, Democrats trigger ‘nuclear’ option; eliminate most filibusters on nominees
Video: It's more than just a rule change: The so-called "nuclear option" will fundamentally alter the way the Senate operates - for good.
Senate Democrats took the dramatic step Thursday of eliminating filibusters for most nominations by presidents, a power play they said was necessary to fix a broken system but one that Republicans said will only rupture it further.
Democrats used a rare parliamentary move to change the rules so that federal judicial nominees and executive-office appointments can advance to confirmation votes by a simple majority of senators, rather than the 60-vote supermajority that has been the standard for nearly four decades.
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