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What Is the ‘Nuclear Option’? Republicans Invoke It Again
Republicans voted on Thursday to change the rules of the Senate in a rare move that will allow them to expedite the confirmation process for President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees. The party-line vote using the so-called “nuclear option” will enable the Senate to confirm some presidential nominees as groups,

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Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ in push to change Senate rules
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Missouri Senate Republicans pass special session rules with pushback from Democrats
Republicans go ‘nuclear’ to help Trump nominees, invite Democratic backlash
Republicans triggered the ‘nuclear option’ to change the rules of the Senate on a party-line basis Thursday, a move that will allow them to speed up confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees ...

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Senate Republicans turn to 'nuclear option' to speed confirmation of Trump nominees
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Senate GOP invokes "nuclear option" to confirm batches of Trump nominees
Senate Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ to change rules to confirm Trump nominees
“We were achingly close to a deal, but I am afraid that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have run out of patience,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said on the floor, having pitched a u...

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Senate GOP invokes ‘nuclear option’ to counter Schumer’s obstructionism
Senate GOP hurtles toward nuclear option after deal with Dems falls apart
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Missouri Senate descends into acrimony to start its portion of special session

The Missouri Senate's first day of a redistricting and initiative petition special session got off to a rocky start on Wednesday after Republicans employed a rarely utilized maneuver to approve the rules.

Missouri Senate sends new map to governor; likely to give Republicans one more seat in Washington, D.C.

Friday, the Missouri Senate put a bow on a special legislative session by sending a new congressional map to the governor’s desk.The call for a special session included redrawing the map and making it more difficult for Missourians to amend the state constitution through initiative petition.
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Procedural hijinks gum up Senate’s first day of session

The Missouri Senate's first day of the special session was stalled by an unexpected rule change proposed by Republicans.

GOP push for another seat in Congress clears Missouri Senate panel

U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver waits to enter the Missouri Senate chamber on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, as lawmakers gaveled in a special session to take up the GOP bill on redistricting. Cleaver, who represents a significant portion of Kansas City, stands to lose his seat under the new district map.
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9 bills that passed both House and Senate are in limbo while case is heard by state appeals court

An appeals court panel heard arguments Tuesday on whether the state House Republican majority can sit on bills adopted by the Legislature in the last session instead of sending them to the governor.

Budget stalemate continues in Harrisburg after Senate returns to session

The second day of the Senate session in Harrisburg ended with no budget deal and no public debate on the issue, as Pennsylvania lawmakers remain without a decision more than two months past the state’s budget deadline.

Kentucky lawmaker wants to focus on distracted driving in his farewell session

A longtime Republican lawmaker who will not seek reelection next year still has a few policies he wants to check off before leaving office. In a recent interview with the Kentucky Lantern, Sen. Jimmy Higdon,
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Elizabeth Warren silenced by Senate GOP over Sessions criticism

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans silenced Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren for criticizing colleague and Attorney General-designate Jeff Sessions with the words of Coretta Scott King from three decades ago. Warren, whose name has been prominent in ...
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Pa. state Senate returns for scheduled session, but budget deal not imminent

Pennsylvania’s state Senate is set to return to Harrisburg Monday afternoon, but with no agreed-upon solution for a state budget impasse that is already 10 weeks old, Harrisburg politicos say not to expect much more than a business-as-usual legislative session.
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