Senate Republicans are zeroing in on a rule change, which would be enacted through the “nuclear option,” that would allow them to expeditiously confirm scores of President Trump’s executive branch and judicial nominees.

The Republicans are hoping to move quickly and home in on a plan on Wednesday, when they convene for a special conference meeting specifically to address the issue after weeks of discussion.

The GOP has floated a number of ideas, but the leading option would allow the upper chamber to confirm nominees en bloc if they were greenlighted by the same committee.

The idea is based off a Democratic proposal unveiled two years ago that would allow a single vote on up to ten nominees. The nascent GOP plan is unlikely to stick to the 10 nominee figure, and could be broadened out to include nominees from multiple committees in one bloc.

“Everybody has been talking through various options. … One of the things that that process does is empower the committee process,” said Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), who is a leader of a working group tasked with navigating and figuring out a rules change, adding that the panel-centric would “make committees great again.”

“That [idea] has potential — for sure,” Britt said.

The Wednesday conference meeting is set to take place after the Senate GOP’s weekly policy........

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