Senate Vote On Gorsuch Expected Midday Friday 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will resume debate on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Friday morning, with a vote expected about midday.

McConnell's comments late Thursday came after Republicans tore up the Senate's voting rules to allow President Donald Trump's nominee to ascend to the high court over furious Democratic objections.

Democrats denounced the GOP's use of what both sides dubbed the "nuclear option" to put Gorsuch on the court. They called it an epic power grab that would further corrode politics in Congress, the courts and the nation. Many Republicans bemoaned the rule change but blamed Democrats for pushing them to it.

Gorsuch is expected to win confirmation Friday and be sworn in soon after to hear the final cases of the term.

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