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The Democratic Party has committed itself to total obstructionism under the Trump administration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate GOP, McConnell made the right decision with ‘nuclear option’

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led the GOP majority to change Senate rules and lower the vote threshold for Supreme Court nominees from 60 votes to a simple majority in order to advance Neil Gorsuch to a confirmation vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ to move Neil Gorsuch nomination

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Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block a vote on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Democrats block Neil Gorsuch, set up GOP’s ‘nuclear option’

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a final warning to Democrats who planned to block Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch in an 11 a.m. vote, and said if that happens, they'd be responsible for triggering a rule change in the Senate known as the
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McConnell issues final warning to Democrats on ‘nuclear option’

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The opening shots in the judicial wars can be traced to shortly after Antonin Scalia's confirmation in 1986. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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How the Senate got to the brink of using the nuclear option on Supreme Court nominees

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The announcement gives Democrats 44 votes against ending debate and in favor of filibustering Gorsuch's nomination. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Angus King to oppose Gorsuch nomination

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Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono is expected to be joined by several liberal senators. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Female Democrats take to Senate floor to rally against Gorsuch

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. talks about the struggle to move Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch toward a final up-or-down vote on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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McConnell: We have votes for nuclear option on Neil Gorsuch

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In 2013, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. defend the Senate Democrats' vote to weaken filibusters and make it harder for Republicans to block confirmation of the president's nominees for judges and other top posts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Democrats’ ‘filibuster reform’ of 2013 has taken all the pressure off of them now

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., argued Tuesday that Senate Republicans would be making a
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Steny Hoyer: GOP invoking nuclear option for Gorsuch would be ‘very substantial mistake’

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