“Senate Democrats Erect Shield to Obstruct ‘Nuclear Option’; If Republicans change rules to guarantee approval of Bush’s controversial judicial nominees, the party will block chamber business”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

The Boston Globe reports that “Senate Democrats threaten roadblocks; Decry GOP move to ban filibuster on judicial picks.”

Newsday reports that “Senate Dems assail judge nominations.”

The New York Sun reports that “Democrats Lob Counterthreat in Face of ‘Nuclear Option.’”

The Washington Times contains an article headlined “Democrats threaten shutdown” and an op-ed by Harlan Ullman entitled “The ‘nuclear option’ fallout.”

And in The Cavalier Daily, columnist Eric Wang has an essay entitled “Courting Consensus.”