Democrats Face Perils of Controversial Nominees in ‘Post-Nuclear’ Senate By Meredith Shiner and Humberto Sanchez Posted March 5, 2014 at 5:21pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Recent Stories Blanche pushes back on ‘weaponization’ fund worries during hearing Clayton defends subpoenas of journalists in tense confirmation hearing Bipartisan bill to eliminate hepatitis C unveiled in House GOP budget blueprint targets Iran war, farm aid and elections Capitol Ink | Gerontocrat caucus NRCC adds 7 more candidates to MAGA Majority program