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Let's get into the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, where Senate Dems stand on Trump's nominees. Number two, the latest from the vault. And number three,

a look at the year-end agenda. All right, Jake, let's get into it. A very interesting top by our

colleagues, Andrew Desiderio and Max Cohen, looking at how Senate Dems are not the blanket,

planning the blanket rejection of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees.

Of course, there are many that will not support any of them, but a group of politically

vulnerable Senate Democrats are pledging to keep an open mind during the

confirmation process. Very interesting to see you who that includes some surprises, some not.

Obviously, as we always talk about here, every member who is elected is always thinking about

their re-election. And if you're in a tough race in two

years, you are kind of trying to figure out, especially in places where Trump won, what is

the mixture, right, of kind of staying true to the Democrats, but also showcasing that you can

cross the kind of partisan divide and to get things done.

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