Democrats say they have plans to adapt to the new normal of Washington — a normal in which Trump news trumps just about anything. “I wanted to talk about jobs, jobs, jobs,” she told reporters. (Cliff Owen/AP)Instead, she was asked about Trump, Trump, Trump — and she couldn’t resist talking about the latest scandal involving the incoming president. On others, they tried to steer the candidate straight into the Trump fray, turning the nightly news into political hand-to-hand combat. In their confirmation fights, Democrats are mostly trying to put Cabinet nominees on the defensive about positions that Trump has taken, particularly those that are outside the normal conservative orthodoxy.

Source: Washington Post January 12, 2017 00:03 UTC