Washington (CNN) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell left the door open to using the "nuclear option" and eliminate the Senate's rule requiring 60 votes to confirm Supreme Court justices if Democrats attempt a filibuster. I'm confident we will get 60 votes," the Kentucky Republican told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" Sunday. His comment comes as some liberal Democrats push fellow party members to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. McConnell hopes to get enough crossover votes from Democrats to approve Gorsuch. Trump had told McConnell that he should "go nuclear" -- meaning change the Senate rules -- if necessary to get Gorsuch confirmed.

Source: CNN February 05, 2017 15:23 UTC