Question

In 2013, democratic senate leader harry reid mobilized his party to alter the filibuster rule, creating what is known as

Answer 1

The correct answer is: the nuclear option.

In 2013, Senate leader Harry Reid called upon the “nuclear option". This maneuver changed a long-standing Senate rule to drop the number of votes needed to alter the filibuster rule from 60 to a simple majority for executive appointments and most judicial nominations.