Their new rule also changes the votes need to approve a nominee from sixty down to just fifty-one.
Senate majority leader Harry Reid made the announcement, saying it was to end gridlocks.
While the ruling limits Republicans from blocking appointees with a direct filibuster, there are other ways left open to them.
It could also force Republicans to take more drastic moves and block lower legislation as a bartering tool.
This means that the Democrat's move will most likely cause even more gridlocks within the Senate.
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