This week, The Washington Post’s Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann discuss what’s left of the Democratic party after its 2024 election losses – from who’s left in Congress and who will have positions of authority, to the fading presence of the party’s biggest voices in recent decades. The crew breaks down who could step up as Democrats’ ideological leader – and who definitely won’t be in the picture.

Then, what’s the status of Trump’s cabinet picks? Right now, it looks like the ones left standing will all make it to January confirmation hearings.