Democrats end Senate tradition, trigger 'nuclear option' to ram through Obama?s judicial nominees
Filibuster Reform,Nuclear Option,US Senate,Politics
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Senate Democrats triggered the nuclear option Thursday, using a shortcut to undercut the chamber's filibuster rules and giving President Obama a clear path to stack the federal judiciary with ideological allies.
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