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Sen. Lindsey Graham recently told reporters after a press conference that he took wouldn't support such a move. And Flake said he has never supported efforts to block minority filibusters through Senate rules changes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Nuclear option fades in the GOP Senate

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Many Dems would like nothing better than to have the confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump's attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions resemble the 1986 battle in which the Alabama Republican was actually rebuffed as a judicial nominee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Beltway Confidential

Both parties face a filibuster dilemma

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Three years ago, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, abolished the Senate minority's ability to filibuster most presidential nominations. The Senate majority leader is shown above with his expected successor, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Opinion

‘What goes around’ principle comes back to haunt minority party

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hinted Wednesday that he doesn't support the controversial idea of changing Senate rules to kill Democratic filibusters. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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McConnell hints against nuke option to kill Dem filibusters

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Republicans could decide to change Senate rules to allow confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee with a majority vote. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)
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Trump win could force Senate GOP to go ‘nuclear’

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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid released a bitter and vicious statement Friday blasting the president-elect for
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Reid: Dems would nuke Supreme Court filibuster

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Johnson predicts Clinton will be a nuke ‘aggressor’: ‘She’s going to shoot’
Foreign Policy

Johnson predicts Clinton will be a nuke ‘aggressor’: ‘She’s going to shoot’

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President Trump's week was a classic, dishing reasons for conservatives to cheer and liberals to jeer.
Foreign Policy

Sessions: Trump ‘not trigger happy,’ will stop being ‘sugar daddy’ to world

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Graham: I’ll oppose Obama SCOTUS pick as payback for nuclear option
Beltway Confidential

Graham: I’ll oppose Obama SCOTUS pick as payback for nuclear option

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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said more than half of all House-passed bills never came up in the Senate last year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics

GOP wants Dem support for changing Senate rules

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