Senate Republicans on Wednesday used a controversial procedural tactic called the ânuclear optionâ to change chamber's rules to make it easier to confirm lower-level Trump nominees, NBC News reported.
The effort, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, comes after Republicans failed to adopt a resolution to change the chamber's rules so that non-Cabinet level executive and district court nominations would face only two hours of floor debate rather than 30 before a confirmation vote.
That resolution received only 51 of the 60 votes required for adoption, along party lines.
