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The Senate just got ever closer to a 'nuclear' fight

Sen. Claire McCaskill just brought the Senate closer to a "nuclear" fight over President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Claire McCaskill.

Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri on Friday brought the Senate closer to a "nuclear" fight over President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

In a Medium post published Friday, McCaskill, a moderate Democrat, said she would vote no on a procedural vote for Gorsuch, indicating that she would join a Democratic filibuster against the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals judge.

"This is a really difficult decision for me," McCaskill wrote. "I am not comfortable with either choice."

"While I have come to the conclusion that I can’t support Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court — and will vote no on the procedural vote and his confirmation — I remain very worried about our polarized politics and what the future will bring, since I’m certain we will have a Senate rule change that will usher in more extreme judges in the future," she continued.

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McCaskill's announcement came one day after fellow moderate Democratic Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced they would support Gorsuch's nomination and vote in favor of the judge.

That brought the total number of votes to confirm Gorsuch to 54. But with

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