“Republicans’ likely hold on the Senate is forcing Joe Biden’s transition team to consider limiting its prospective Cabinet nominees to those who Mitch McConnell can live with,” Axios reports.
“The new Senate political math could essentially dash the ambitions of some Democrats, including those who have clashed with Republicans.”
“Susan Rice and Stacey Abrams could be early casualties, depending on McConnell’s posture.”
Washington Post: Democrats’ ambitious agenda runs into unexpected obstacle: McConnell’s resilience.


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