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How Senate Republicans Will Likely Invoke the Nuclear Option

By Thomas McKinless

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With 41 senators having announced they will vote against clotureon the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Senate Republicans will need to change Senate procedure in order to ensure the Colorado appeals court judge makes it to the high court. Here’s how the historic rules overhaul will likely go down when the cloture vote takes place— slated for this Thursday. [ ]

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