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In Congress, the so called nuclear option doesn't refer to weapons. It refers to a procedure rule in the US Senate. It takes a simple majority, 51 votes. For the Senate to confirm the presidential nominee but it takes 60 votes to hold the confirmatio

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A resurgent Republican Party is basking in the afterglow of its best midterm electoral showing in 16 years. Republicans scored a huge majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, pared the Democratic majority in the Senate, and captured a slew of g

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1. Following a surprise primary election defeat, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says he will step down from his leadership role at the end of next month. The Virginia Congressman lost by a wide margin Tuesday to David Brat, a Tea Party-backed econ

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