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Senate Republicans Move Closer To Going (More) Nuclear On Judicial Nominees

Josh Hammer

On Thursday, Senate Republicans came one step closer to going even more nuclear on the process of judicial nominations. Specifically, Senate Republicans’ latest procedural move would, according to Politico, “shave debate time from 30 hours to just two hours for [district court] judges and lower-level executive branch nominees.”

The Daily Wire reported earlier this month about the initial steps that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was taking in order to streamline and expedite the judicial nomination process:

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