Senate Agrees to ‘Nuclear Option’ to Speed Up Confirmation of Trump Appointees

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate on Thursday invoked the “nuclear option” to change the chamber’s rules in order to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominees more quickly. In a party-line 53–47 vote,