The Senate is known for its courtesies and decorum, but it’s just two weeks into the Donald Trump administration and the chamber has become as chaotic as it’s been in a long time, says CQ Roll Call’s senior editor David Hawkings. The carping and parliamentary brinkmanship over Cabinet nominees could bode ill for the legislative agenda ahead, say CQ Roll Call’s leadership editor Jason Dick and senior reporter Niels Lesniewski.

Show Notes:

• McConnell Leaves Door Open on Supreme Court Nuclear Option
• In Age of Trump, Chaos Reigns in the Senate

Senate dysfunction over Trump’s Cabinet nominees reached a new level today, @nielslesniewski reports: https://t.co/93xaDzvDdN

— Bridget Bowman (@bridgetbhc) January 31, 2017

FLASHBACK from @dcbigjohn https://t.co/YNk46hjAC1 pic.twitter.com/2AGAQxPAEf

— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) January 31, 2017