Senate Enacts Rules to End Minority Blocking of Nominees
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The U.S. Senate changed its rules to let a simple majority confirm most presidential nominees, defying opposition from Republicans who called it the most dangerous revision of its process in more than two centuries.
The Senate voted 52-48 today on a procedural issue ending the requirement that at least 60 votes are needed to advance nominations, except for those to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republicans said the move by majority Democrats was a short-sighted blow to the Senate’s institutional integrity.