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Summary List PlacementSen. John Barrasso on Sunday said that Cabinet nominees brought forward by President-elect Joe Biden in a Republican-controlled Senate should not expect an easy pathway to confirmation, emphasizing that the party would make nominees "run the gauntlet," according to Politico. The Wyoming Republican and chair of the Senate Republican Conference claimed that President Donald Trump's nominees were slow-walked compared to previous administrations...

Summary List Placement President-elect Joe Biden is expected to announce Antony Blinken as his pick for secretary of state, Bloomberg News reported Sunday. Blinken served in the State Department's number two role under former President Barack Obama as deputy secretary of state from 2015 to 2017. He previously served as Obama's deputy national security advisor and as national security adviser to former Vice President...