Senate Republicans used a party-line vote to reduce the allowed delay time for considering judicial or low-level executive nominees from 30 hours to two hours.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, credible sources (CBS News, Ballotpedia, The Hill) with consistent vote counts (51-48) and details on scope of the rule change. [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- McConnell Undid 213 Years of Senate History in 33 Minutes (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/republicans-in-senate-vote-to-change-confirmation-process-for-judicial-nominees (corroboration)
- https://ballotpedia.org/The_Federal_Tap:_Senate_changes_precedent_to_limit_post-cloture_debate_on_most_presidential_nominees (corroboration)
- https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5499527-senate-republicans-nuclear-option-rules-trump-nominees/ (corroboration)