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April 06, 2017

Bye-Bye, SCOTUS Filibuster! Republicans Change Rules to Advance Gorsuch

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Republicans voted to amend Senate procedural rules, effectively erasing the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees. All fifty-two Republican senators voted to invoke the so-called “nuclear option,” after Democrats managed to whip the 41 votes they needed to successfully obstruct the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. Now, only a simple majority is required to advance Supreme Court nominees through the Senate, starting with Gorsuch. President Trump’s Supreme Court pick is expected to be confirmed on Friday. The threshold for approval had previously been 60 votes—the amount of…

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Report: Lawmakers’ Overseas Communications Intercepted on a Monthly Basis

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A select group on Capitol Hill is notified on a near monthly basis that US lawmakers and their staff often have their conversations collected by intelligence agencies. The so-called Gang of Eight are the only ones on Capitol Hill privy to the intercept notifications, and they’re briefed “as often as once a month,” according to a report by Circa. The gang includes Democratic and Republican leadership posts in the House and Senate, and intelligence committee chairs and ranking members from both chambers. News of the…

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