Democrats have used their nuke; what's next?

Ken Rudin
Ken Rudin, former political editor for NPR News
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This segment was cancelled due to new discussion on Iran deal.

Last week's big political story is likely to have repercussions lasting well into the future — at least, it will if Senate Republicans have anything to say about it. Most Senate Democrats voted to change the rules for cloture on a president's nominations, making it much harder for a minority party to hold up a vote through the use of the filibuster.

"Some of us have been around here long enough to know that sometimes the shoe is on the other foot," said Mitch McConnell, the minority leader. "You may regret this a lot sooner than you think."

The long-threatened rules change has come to be known as the "nuclear option" for its supposedly destructive results. We talk with Political Junkie Ken Rudin about the use of the nuclear option and what might come next.

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