1 week Ago By Editorial Board
As Senate Republicans prepared to select a new leader on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump demanded that candidates make a promise that would effectively weaken their chamber’s constitutional power to confirm — or reject — major presidential appointees. The three hopefuls — Sens. John Cornyn (Texas), Rick Scott (Florida) and John Thune (South Dakota) — fell in line.
The rest of the chamber following suit would be a mistake..
