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Trump’s Cabinet Picks May Not Get Rubber-Stamped in GOP Senate

  • Republicans’ 52-48 majority leaves little margin for error
  • Rand Paul already warning he’d oppose Giuliani or Bolton
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Donald Trump sits atop Republicans in Washington, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the Senate will rubber-stamp everyone he picks for his Cabinet.

While he can expect the Republican Senate to confirm the vast majority of his choices, the party’s narrow 52-48 edge and early infighting could slow or doom controversial ones.