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Topic: Nuclear option

In this March 21, 2017 photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch smiles on Capitol Hill in Washington, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. () (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

gorsuch to the bench

Taylor Link
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

GOP goes nuclear

Matthew Rozsa
FILE - In this March 21, 2017 file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. A divided Senate Judiciary Committee backed Gorsuch, Monday, April 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

the thermonuclear option

Matthew Rozsa
Charles Schumer; Neil Gorsuch; Mitch McConnell (AP/Evan Vucci/Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com/AP/J. Scott Applewhite/)

break the senate

Bob Cesca
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President Donald Trump, flanked by Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., left, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a meeting with Senators on his Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

Sophia Tesfaye
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP set to go nuclear

Taylor Link
(AP)

how dems helped trump cabinet

Matthew Rozsa
Sen. Chuck Grassley (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP learns to love nuke option

Jim Newell
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Sen. Rand Paul (AP/Reed Saxon)

Paul gets festive

Elias Isquith

Halperin's epic nuclear fail

Brian Beutler
Ruth Marcus, Joe Scarborough, Dana Milbank

Give Joe Scarborough a tissue!

Alex Pareene
Wendy Davis (AP/Eric Gay)

We should save the filibuster

Jonathan Bernstein
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Rand Paul (Reuters/Jason Reed)

Paul calls Reid a bully

Elias Isquith
Mitch McConnell (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell: Biggest loser!

Joan Walsh
Harry Reid, Barack Obama (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Bring on the liberal judges!

Brian Beutler
John Boehner, Mitch McConnell (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP's nuclear option test

Brian Beutler
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(Reuters/Hyungwon Kang)

Dems switch on nuclear option

Elias Isquith
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats need to go nuclear!

Brian Beutler
Harry Reid (Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com)

Reid should nix the filibuster

Brian Beutler
Time's Zeke Miller (NBC News)

Beltway media blows it again

Brian Beutler
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