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Remember when senator Sinema voted with republicans against establishing a new precedent in the Senate rules for a one-time talking filibuster and blocked the party’s voting rights legislation because she said then the republicans would use it if democrats used it? Manchin, too.

Well, democrats didn't use it but today republicans triggered the nuclear option and that sucker is now gone forever.

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I can't find a story on this. Do you have a link?

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https://www.npr.org/2025/09/11/nx-s1-5538448/senat...

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Thanks.

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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.

The vote Thursday comes after months of Republican lawmakers criticizing their Democratic counterparts for dragging out the confirmation process, one of the few elements of power the minority party has in GOP-unified government.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., began the rules change process this week, which would allow the chamber to consider non-cabinet level executive branch nominees in batches. The senate is expected to finalize the rules change next week.

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