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Undated 2017: The nuclear option (or constitutional option) is a parliamentary procedure that allows the United States Senate to override a rule or precedent by a simple majority of 51 votes, instead of by a supermajority of 60 votes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_option
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April 6: The US Senate made a historic rules change on Thursday that will dramatically alter nominations to the supreme court. By a vote of 52-48 along party lines, Republicans voted to end the filibuster for supreme court nominations, marking a permanent change to how justices are confirmed to the country’s highest court.
The move teed up a final confirmation vote for Neil Gorsuch on Friday and thwarted efforts by Democrats to block Donald Trump’s nominee. Friday’s vote will bring to a close a year-long feud over the supreme court vacancy left by the late Justice Antonin Scalia.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/06/senate-nuclear-option-neil-gorsuch-supreme-court
April 7: Why Republicans May Regret The Nuclear Option ... Here are three big reasons why Sen. Mitch McConnell may wish he took his own advice.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/04/republicans-regret-nuclear-option-filibuster-senate-215000
May 30: [Trump tweet:] "The U.S. Senate should switch to 51 votes, immediately, and get Healthcare and TAX CUTS approved, fast and easy. Dems would do it, no doubt!" ... This is the president telling Mitch McConnell to take the "nuclear option" to its full conclusion, ending the practice of requiring 60 votes to pass legislation through the Senate.
https://www.axios.com/trump-tells-mcconnell-how-to-run-the-senate-2426806839.html
December 29: Debate over the Senate’s rules has become increasingly partisan in the wake of the decision to go "nuclear."
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/366260-senate-gop-seeks-to-change-rules-for-trump-picks
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January 21: To end government shutdown, Trump suggests Senate use 'nuclear option'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/21/end-government-shutdown-trump-suggests-senate-use-nuclear-option/1051818001/
January 21: Durbin slams Trump's 'nuclear option' idea as 'the end of the Senate as it was originally devised'
http://theweek.com/speedreads/749956/durbin-slams-trumps-nuclear-option-idea-end-senate-originally-devised
April 1: Trump demands ‘nuclear option’ and 'no more DACA deal'
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/381161-trump-demands-nuclear-option-to-allow-border-patrol-to-do-its-job
April 2: Trump slams Democrats, calls for 'nuclear option' to stop caravan of Central American immigrants
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-slams-dems-asks-nuclear-option-to-stop-caravan-of-immigrants-2018-4
April 3: Why Senate Republicans aren’t listening to Trump’s pleas to ‘go nuclear’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/why-senate-republicans-arent-listening-to-trumps-pleas-to-go-nuclear/2018/04/03/b87c9342-3756-11e8-8fd2-49fe3c675a89_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1d5009da7c60
April 11: Robert Mueller’s first duty is to the truth. His mandate as special counsel is to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 election. His powers in that role allow him to bring criminal charges if they are warranted. But his most fundamental obligation is to answer a complex question: What happened?
https://newrepublic.com/article/147937/robert-muellers-nuclear-option
July 9: Nuclear option: Why Trump's Supreme Court pick needs only 51 votes
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nuclear-option-why-trumps-supreme-court-pick-needs-only-51-votes-in-the-senate/
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