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    The Senate Could Go 'Nuclear' This Week. What Does That Mean?

    A potentially historic and consequential week lies ahead in which Republicans stand ready to change the rules of the Senate to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
    by Susan Davis Apr 03, 2017 3 minutes

    The U.S. Senate could make history this week, but no one is feeling particularly good about it.

    "It is depressing; I'm very depressed," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "We're all arguing against it, but we don't know any other option."

    The nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court and the GOP blockade against Merrick Garland before him are forcing another showdown over whether to invoke the "nuclear option" and change the rules of the Senate to make it easier for a president to get all of his nominations approved.

    It's been dubbed the

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