The Democrats have cast 41 votes to avoid cloture, and the Senate is about to go nuclear. Again.

Outcome of the initial cloture vote was 55-45; 4 Democrats (Manchin, Donnelly, Heitkamp, Bennett) voted for cloture as they said they would

— NPR (@NPR) April 6, 2017

As Chuck Schumer throws his “woe is us” party…

Past few wks, we Dems have given Judge Gorsuch a fair process – something Merrick Garland was denied. We came to the debate w/ open minds.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 6, 2017

But over the course of the hearing, in which Judge Gorsuch employed practiced evasions & judicial platitudes, the mood of our caucus shifted

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 6, 2017

Judge Gorsuch has shown he's far from being the kind of mainstream SCOTUS nominee that could earn 60 votes.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 6, 2017

… please remember that he stood by Harry Reid’s side to push the nuclear option back in 2013. That’s him on the left, as Reid tells the press that he doesn’t care if the rules get changed to allow a simple majority for a Supreme Court nominee.

The “poor me, you big meanie” act that Schumer is trying to pull now is frankly, hysterical.
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/850000041326460930
It’s all over but the shouting. Congratulations to soon-to-be Justice Neil Gorsuch, and to the Democrats for setting the precedent for allowing this to happen.

UPDATE 12:25 PM EDT:
Because this is too good not to add.

And we are in motion to watch the boom.

BREAKING: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moves to change Senate rules to ensure confirmation of Trump's Supreme Court pick.

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 6, 2017

Schumer is pouting.

Judge Gorsuch was unable to earn 60 votes. Now the GOP is about to change Senate rules to allow all SCOTUS noms to pass by majority vote.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 6, 2017

I guess he didn’t mean what he said three years ago when he wanted to move things along “no matter who is in power.” Hmmm. Too bad.

UPDATE 12:35 PM EDT:
And that’s all, folks….

UPDATE: Enough Republicans support Senate rules change ending filibusters on Supreme Court nominees. https://t.co/BaZJ2TUpvC

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 6, 2017

McConnell will win this on a party-line vote.

UPDATE 12:40 PM EDT:

Senate Republicans have just invoked the “nuclear option” – lowering the threshold to advance Supreme Court nominees with a simple majority

— NPR (@NPR) April 6, 2017

The only thing left that is protected by a 60 vote cloture rule in the Senate is legislation. All nominees that need Senate confirmation are now going to be confirmed by simple majority.