Nuclear option US supreme court senate – CWEB.com
US Senate appeared on the verge of going “nuclear” on Monday after supreme court nominee Neil Gorsuch was approved in committee and Democrats secured enough support to filibuster the vote on his confirmation. U.S. Senate Democrats have the 41 votes necessary to block cloture vote on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said whether he will use the so-called “nuclear option” to get Judge Neil Gorsuch confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court this week is up to Democrats.