Cabinet secretaries, Supreme Court nominations, and appeals court judges are exempted from the new precedent, which will continue indefinitely. The change in precedent is not technically a formal change in Senate rules, which would require a 67-vote threshold to end a filibuster. All Senate Democrats voted to reject McConnell's precedent change, with GOP Sens. "The comprehensive campaign by Senate Democrats to delay Senate consideration of presidential nominations is now more than two years old," McConnell said. "There is no emergency that justifies changing the Senate rules.

Source: Fox News April 03, 2019 20:03 UTC