Trump transition news live updates: President-elect returns to Washington, Senate GOP elects new leader

The Post’s Politics team has the latest news and analysis as President-elect Donald Trump is quickly filling his Cabinet just one week after his historic re-election.On Wednesday, Trump met with former foe President Biden in the Oval Office where they appeared more like friends than enemies while discussing plans for a peaceful transition of power.Meanwhile, Senate Republicans elected John Thune of South Dakota as their majority leader, succeeding a retiring Mitch McConnell.Thune, the Republican whip since 2019, edged out John Cornyn of Texas after Florida’s Rick Scott of Florida — a late favorite of hard-right members — was eliminated on the first ballot.Follow The Post’s live updates for everything you need to know about the Trump transition:...

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