John Thune to Use Democrats' Own 'Nuclear Option' to Defeat Senate Confirmation Blockade: 'Democrats Have Stood in the Way at Every Turn'

by Rebeka Zeljko : Sep 8, 2025 : Blaze Media

[TheBlaze.com] Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is set to leverage a Democratic precedent to override their obstruction and clear through the lengthy backlog of nominees. Democrats have held up President Donald Trump's Senate nominees for months, making it the first administration ever not to have a single nominee confirmed via voice vote or unanimous consent. Instead, Democrats are digging their heels in and forcing "time-consuming" votes on uncontroversial nominees who later get confirmed along bipartisan lines. Now, the "nuclear option" is on the table... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via Forbes video)