Senate Majority Leader John Thune may invoke the ‘nuclear option’ to break Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer’s block on President Trump’s judicial nominees. As previously reported, after blocking President Trump’s recess appointments, Senate Majority Leader John Thune last Tuesday said the Senate may change the rules to confirm the backlog of President Trump’s judicial nominees. In July President Trump called on Thune to cancel August recess to get his judicial nominees confirmed. “Hopefully the very talented John Thune, fresh off our many victories over the past two weeks and, indeed, 6 months, will cancel August recess (and long weekends!), in order to get my incredible nominees confirmed. We need them badly!!! DJT” Trump said in July. Thune did not cancel the August recess. Last month Thune unveiled a…
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