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September 12, 2025

Senate Republicans Vote to Fast-Track Confirmation of Trump's Judicial Nominees
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Senate Republicans voted Thursday to invoke the so-called nuclear option
to speed confirmation of nearly 150 of President Trump's nominees
awaiting floor votes. The change to Senate rules will allow the
confirmation of multiple people at once, by a simple majority rather
than the usual 60 votes.


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