The Senate is headed toward a showdown when President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee comes up for a final confirmation vote. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to invoke the so-called “nuclear option,” changing Senate rules so that Republicans can approve the nomination of Neil Gorsuch by a simple majority vote. The looming clash is the latest evidence that Congress has become increasingly divided along party lines, and threatens to pave the way for presidents to nominate ever-more partisan judges to the Supreme Court.
The ‘Nuclear Option’ Won’t Dramatically Change the Senate
