Senate Republicans are moving toward a rules change that could fast-track President Donald Trump’s nominees, signaling frustration with what they describe as Democrats’ unprecedented obstruction, The Hill reported.

Senate Republicans are coalescing around a plan to overhaul confirmation procedures, with a special Wednesday conference meeting expected to focus on adopting what is known as the “nuclear option” to break a monthslong blockade on Trump’s executive and judicial picks.

The leading proposal would allow the chamber to approve nominees en bloc if they clear the same committee, a streamlined process modeled on a proposal floated by Democrats two years ago.

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