Good news is emerging in the effort to change some of the cumbersome rules of the Senate.

According to the Washington Post:

“Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said Saturday that she has secured enough votes to end the Senate's longstanding practice of allowing the use of anonymous holds to block nominations. In an announcement on Twitter, McCaskill said Sens. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) had agreed to support the effort…”

Last week, Connie Stevens of Virginia Public Radio produced a nice story highlighting the roles of Senator Warner and Jim Webb in reforming the Senate rules, and you can listen to it here: