Trump’s political comeback, combined with regained Senate control, could clear the way for Lee’s favorite piece of legislation, the REINS Act, which requires legislative approval for bureaucratic decisions that impact the budget. It could also lead to the elimination of entire bureaucratic departments, like the Department of Education, Lee said.

House and Senate Republicans will huddle this week to select a new slate of leaders for the next year’s Congress, the first step towards legislating in the looming Trump administration. The moves come as the GOP is on the brink of securing a trifecta in Washington: Trump is headed to the White House,

Donald Trump is bound to upset some Republicans with an announcement made on Saturday about his new administration. Days after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election, Trump turned to his Truth Social platform to announce two people he wouldn't employ as part of his second term in the White House.