John McCain hints at progress in ‘nuclear option’ talks

By Tim Mak
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Sen. John McCain, a leading proponent of a compromise to head off the Senate’s so-called “nuclear option,” suggested Monday evening that there was progress in talks between the two parties.

“There might have been a good meeting between leaders,” McCain told reporters, referring to a get together earlier Monday between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

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