Democrats and Republicans prepare to pick their power brokers in the House and Senate
Democrats and Republicans prepare to pick their power brokers in the House and Senate
Now that the midterm elections are over, a new campaign is underway for leadership roles and committee assignments in the House and Senate. Party leaders are likely to be the usual suspects: Mitch McConnell in the Senate; Nancy Pelosi in the House. But committees assignments are not nailed down. They’re also not as powerful as they used to be.
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