Senate Moves to Confirm Guilfoyle as Ambassador to Greece, Bypassing Democrats

The U.S. Senate is moving forward with the confirmation of Kimberly Guilfoyle to be the next American ambassador to Greece, with Republicans preparing to change chamber rules to overcome Democratic delays.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune took the first procedural steps to break the impasse over President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Mr. Thune's resolution sets the stage for Republicans to invoke the so-called “nuclear option.”

This maneuver would allow the majority party to unilaterally change Senate rules, enabling them to approve in a single vote a series of appointments that have been stalled for months.