Anthony Adragna

The motion is unlikely to pass, as it would need support from House Republicans.

The New Yorker’s reelection as leader signals trust from rank-and-file Democrats in their current leadership ranks.

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“I'm still going to be in the fight, but it's going to be from a new perch,” Gaetz said Friday.

Speaker Mike Johnson said “we will accommodate the needs of every single person” as Republican women have pushed for the ban.

So far, it seems like the Senate’s leader-in-waiting and other Republicans are giving the president-elect wide latitude on his picks.

Republicans have secured 214 called seats by the Associated Press — and currently lead in races that would give them 222 seats.

“I think he has a zero percent shot of getting through the Senate," said Donald Trump ally Rep. Max Miller.

The new Senate majority leader has been critical of the president-elect, but even conservative senators expressed confidence that he would work well with Trump.