Senate majority leader john thune’s move is the latest salvo after a dozen years of gradual changes by both parties to weaken the filibuster and make the nominations process more partisan. Senate republican leaders have made consequential moves this year to weaken the filibuster when it stands in the way of trump's and the gop's ambitions. The senate has confirmed 48 of president donald trump’s nominees
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Republicans acted for the first time under new rules to clear a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by democrats.
“three weeks into shutdown gridlock, some senate republicans are expressing openness to a controversial solution
Nuking the filibuster,” notus reports. Republicans can kill the filibuster and end the government shutdown without any democrats But will they do it? On september 11, 2025, senate republicans voted to change chamber rules governing the nomination process for certain types of presidential nominees
This procedure, where a majority party changes a senate rule or precedent through a simple majority vote, is often referred to as the nuclear option or constitutional option This change in senate precedent. Senate republicans have voted to change the rules to make it easier to confirm president trump's nominees, allowing the chamber to confirm certain nominees in groups rather than by individual vote.
