Republicans privately furious after Trump's post-election implosion blows Senate majority  —  Republicans, who enabled President Trump with their silence and compliance, are privately furious with him for blowing their Senate majority.  —  Driving the news: Democrat Raphael Warnock …

Liberals to Breyer: Time to retire  —  The results of the Georgia Senate runoffs aren't yet final.  But left-wing activists are already pressuring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to take advantage of a possible Democratic majority in the Senate and retire.

America's anti-democratic Senate, in one number  —  41,549,808.  —  Well, it's official.  Georgia Democratic Senators-elect Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are going to Washington.  The Senate will be evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.  That means that, with Democratic Vice …

5 takeaways from Georgia Senate runoffs  —  Here are some key takeaways after Tuesday's runoff elections  —  Even if Georgia becomes purple, US needs to learn to work together: Alveda King  —  With Democrats projected to win at least one of the two Georgia Senate runoff races …

POLITICO Playbook: The GOP implodes in Georgia  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  What.  A. Night.  —  Just after 2 a.m., the Rev. RAPHAEL WARNOCK was declared the winner in his bid against Republican Sen. KELLY LOEFFLER.  About that time, his fellow Democrat, JON OSSOFF, started overtaking Sen. DAVID PERDUE in their race.

'Trump Can't Hurt You.  But He Is Destroying Us.'  —  My fellow Republicans, there is power in standing up to the rank corruptions of a demagogue.  —  Mr. Flake is a former Republican senator from Arizona.  —  Today, in what is meant to be a solemn ritual of democracy …

Schumer declares Democratic majority in the Senate  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared on Wednesday that Democrats have gained control of the Senate, with Rev. Raphael Warnock having defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) and Jon Ossoff currently leading in the race against former Sen. David Perdue (R).

Mitch McConnell to rebuke GOP challenge to certify Electoral College vote  —  This would be McConnell's first public statement against President Trump's supporters in Congress on the matter  —  Rep. Fulcher explains how GOP challenging of 2020 election certification will work

The Bitter Reality of the Post-Trump GOP  —  Mitt Romney's flight to Washington, D.C., hadn't even taken off yesterday when the chants from the back of the plane began: “TRAI-TOR! … The Republican senator from Utah is used to angering Donald Trump's most die-hard fans.

Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as attorney general  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, people familiar with the matter tell CNN, a long-awaited decision that moved toward completion Wednesday as it became apparent that Democrats …

Biden To Pick Merrick Garland As Attorney General: Reports  —  The former Supreme Court nominee will face challenges on civil rights, domestic terrorism, police reform, the FBI and dealing with Trump-era corruption.  —  President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly set to name Merrick Garland as his nominee for attorney general.