GOP Deploys Senate 'Nuclear Option' to Push Through SCOTUS Nominee Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. ( J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press ) Produced by PRI and WNYC