What Happened This Week In Washington — And Georgia

McConnell is essentially making a speech arguing that America should be a democratic republic. And that position is dividing his party.

McConnell — an extraordinarily effective partisan — said he is rejecting Trump and allies’ attempts to overturn the results of the election because Americans can’t keep drifting apart into two separate tribes.

McConnell also seems really, really bothered by the idea that Congress can override the states here. “We cannot declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids,” he said.