President-elect Donald Trump is building his administration – and he’s poaching from the incoming Congress to do so. So, who’s going where in DC, and what does this mean for the Republican majorities in the Senate and the House? How would any vacancies be filled? Who’s on first, What’s on second, and I Don’t Know is on third!
Shake Up in the Senate
The Senate races have all been called, and Republicans came out on top 53-47. Then Donald Trump nominated Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to be the next US secretary of state, and – assuming he gets the job – the GOP’s lead in the upper chamber of Congress is reduced by one before the 119th is even sworn in.
Down by one, for now, that is. The 17th Amendment to the US Constitution, which provided for the direct popular election of senators, instructs governors to issue writs of election to fill…
