Senate sets Friday morning vote on Neil Gorsuch

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published April 7, 2017 12:13am ET

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Senate sets Friday morning vote on Neil Gorsuch — Even Democrats who oppose Gorsuch might agree to an earlier vote before the two-week Easter break. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell late Thursday set up a confirmation vote on Judge Neil Gorsuch for late Friday morning, speeding up a process that could have dragged on into Friday evening.

McConnell took the floor Thursday evening to ask consent that the Senate reconvene Friday at 9:30 a.m., after which there would be two hours of debate. He also asked for a vote on Gorsuch immediately after debate ends, and there was no opposition to his request.

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