The GOP may have made changes in the Senate to allow the appointment of 200 federal judges by 2020.

Washington Examiner:     Unable to work out a bipartisan deal to speed up Trump administration nominees, the Senate Republican majority changed the chamber’s rules on Wednesday to shorten debate time over the objections of Democrats.
The move qualifies as a “nuclear option” maneuver by the GOP to override a Democratic filibuster, and it marks another step taken in recent years to diminish the power of the Senate minority.
Senate Republicans and Democrats have already moved to eliminate the 60-vote threshold needed to confirm Cabinet members and judges, including Supreme Court justices, in response to partisan obstruction tactics that have increased over the years.

Editor:  This change cuts floor debate in the Senate from 30 hours to two hours.  Turns out the Dems were using every minute of that 30 threshold  to delay the installation of federal court judges.