In late-2013, the Senate changed its rules regarding the confirmation process for judicial nominations and ___ .

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The Senate changed its rules in late-2013 to allow approval of all judicial nominees except Supreme Court nominees by simple majority. This means that they eliminated the use of the filibuster for judicial nominations except for those for the Supreme Court. Option A is incorrect as it goes against the fact that the Senate changed its rules. Option C is incorrect as it is the previous standard (60 votes instead of 50) that was changed. Option D is incorrect as option A and C are incorrect.

In Late-2013, the Senate Changed Its Rules Regarding the Confirmation