McConnell threatens 'scorched-earth' Senate if Democrats end filibuster

Republican leaders have long warned Democrats against ending the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation in the Senate.

On Tuesday, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell outlined the “scorched-earth” path the GOP would take if Democrats carry out their threat to end the filibuster. It would shut down the Senate, McConnell warned.

“Nobody serving in this chamber can even begin to imagine what a completely scorched-Earth Senate would look like,” the Kentucky Republican said on the Senate floor Tuesday.