The “nuclear option” is a maneuver that allows the majority party to override the Senate’s standing rules with a simple ...
Senate Republicans approved dozens of lower-level nominees from President Donald Trump on Thursday, marking the first ...
The new rule, established by the GOP on party lines, will enable it to confirm Trump nominees in groups, rather than ...
Among the 48 nominees confirmed were Kimberly Guilfoyle and Callista Gingrich, both tapped for ambassador roles to Greece and ...
The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP ...
In a 51-47 party line 'nuclear option' vote, U.S. Senate confirms former U.S. Rep, Brandon Williams, among 48 other Trump ...
The former Syracuse-area congressman inherits several challenges in his new role atop the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Republicans jammed through a change to Senate rules on Thursday that will allow them to more quickly confirm many of ...
The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in one sweeping vote on Thursday, marking the first bloc ...
Fed-up Senate Republicans inved the “nuclear option” on Thursday to bypass Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s obstructionism. The invocation will allow them to quickly confirm President Donald […] ...
Wyo., threatened to use the nuclear option to change Senate rules to push through Trump's nominees as Senate Democrats' ...