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Democrats are shooting down an effort by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell We’re not going to give him what he wishes. If you did that then there would be just unbridled use of it. I mean nothing holding him back, said Sen. Dick Durbin
McConnell has urged Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer
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McConnell, according to Durbin, wanted to include in the Senate s rules a guarantee that there would be no effort to pursue the nuclear option changing the rules with a simple majority rather than the higher 60- or 67-vote threshold during the next two years, or as long as the 50-50 split lasted.
WASHINGTON â Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, just hours after his predecessor left the White House, clearing the way for a beleaguered nation to turn the page on one of the most divisive chapters in its political history.
Before taking his oath on the Capitolâs West Front, Biden stood witness to the shattering of a historic barrier as Kamala Harris, formerly a senator from California, was sworn in as the first woman, person of color and South Asian American to become vice president. Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice, administered Harrisâ oath.
Power Up: Trump-Pence relationship may set lowest bar yet Jacqueline Alemany the best of luck with his next chapter at The Post as a columnist for the Opinions section after a brilliant run in your inboxes for the past 4.5 years. Thanks for waking up with us – stay safe this weekend, Washington. : “The first confirmation hearing for one of President-elect Joe Biden’s crucial cabinet posts has been abruptly rescheduled, the ranking members of the Senate Intelligence Committee said on Thursday,” NBC News s Julie Tsirkin, Frank Thorp V and Dartunorro Clark report. “Biden announced in November that Avril Haines, who held top national security jobs under former President Barack Obama, would become his director of national intelligence in his administration. The virtual hearing was scheduled for Friday but was postponed.