Republicans are on the verge of altering Senate rules to speed through more Trump nominations
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Historically, the Senate has provided more procedural protections for the minority party than in the House of Representatives in the hope of forcing more-reasoned legislating, and fostering compromise. Now, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell aims to stage a vote early next week to reduce the time allowed for debating nominations from 30 hours to two hours.
If the rules change is made, it would apply to district court judges, the lowest rung of the judiciary, and would not affect nominations for vacancies in the Supreme Court and appeals courts. Despite McConnell's protests of Democratic intransigence, during the first two years of Trump's presidency the White House has focused on filling influential appeals court judgeships - nominations that would not be subject to the rules change.
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