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    Senate Pulls 'Nuclear' Trigger To Ease Gorsuch Confirmation

    Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a new precedent in the Senate to advance Supreme Court nominations with a simple majority. The GOP change ended a Democratic filibuster of Neil Gorsuch.
    by Susan Davis Apr 06, 2017 2 minutes
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Republicans set a precedent for the Senate on Thursday, changing rules for Supreme Court confirmations and easing the process for nominee Neil Gorsuch.

    This is how the Senate changes — not with a bang, but with a motion to overturn the ruling of the chair.

    By a simple majority vote, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., set a new precedent in the Senate that will ease the confirmation for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Friday, after 30 more hours of debate on the floor.

    "This will be the first, and last,

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