Senators in both parties are speculating that a blowup over President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court could lead not only to the end of the filibuster for such nominations, but for controversial legislation as well.

Senate Democrats have Reid to thank for being powerless to block Gorsuch’s nomination.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in an interview Tuesday that “all procedural options are on the table” when it comes to confirming a strong conservative to replace Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court.

MSM pundits claim to want to cut healthcare costs -- then hate Harry Reid's nuclear option which allows just that.

The Senate Democrats' lond-deferred success in reforming the filibuster rule for executive branch and judicial appointments will have reverberations that are only gradually being appreciated. Not only will 76 long-blocked appointments -- a record -- now go forward in short order. Obama if he chooses will be able to appoint more robust progressives.

Poor centrists. By allowing the majority to govern, Harry Reid made a broken Congress even more broken, they sniff.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made one party in the Senate significantly more powerful when he ended filibusters on presidential appointments Thursday -- and instantly elevated the importance of the 2014 Senate elections.

"It raises the stakes," said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who has often remarked that "elections have consequences."

The one-time GOP presidential nominee also admitted that the ability Reid exercised to break the Republican blockade of President Barack Obama's nominees was one of those consequ

Fed up with endless blockades by Republicans, a majority finally ends the filibuster on nominations.

Senate's move should aid Obama in pushing tougher measures for climate change and financial regulation.

Responding to what they view as Republicans obstructionism on President Obama's cabinet and judicial nominations, Democratic lawmakers voted to eliminate use of the blocking tactic.