AdvertisementBy New York TimesJan 16, 2021 at 2:27 pmWASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump prepares to leave office with his party in disarray, Republican leaders including Sen. Mitch McConnell are maneuvering to thwart his grip on the GOP in future elections, while forces aligned with Trump are looking to punish Republican lawmakers and governors who have broken with him.The bitter infighting underscores the deep divisions that Trump has created in the GOP and all but ensures that the next campaign will represent a pivotal test of the party’s direction, with a series of clashes looming in...…AdvertisementBy New York TimesJan 16, 2021 at 2:27 pmWASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump prepares to leave office with his party in disarray, Republican leaders including Sen. Mitch McConnell are maneuvering to thwart his grip on the GOP in future elections, while forces aligned with Trump are looking to punish Republican lawmakers and governors who have broken with him.The bitter infighting underscores the deep divisions that Trump has created in the GOP and all but ensures that the next campaign will represent a pivotal test of the party’s direction, with a series of clashes looming in...WW…

AdvertisementIt was a concession speech, of a kind: Addressing reporters on Wednesday, Senator bowed not to , who in a second consecutive week of primary elections, but to the reality of his political predicament. Stripped of his briefly held status as the Democratic front-runner, Mr. Sanders acknowledged that he was “” to Mr. Biden but stopped short of accepting defeat.That careful distinction — between accepting Mr. Biden’s dominance in the race, and yielding to him altogether — now defines Mr. Sanders’s candidacy, and perhaps the Democratic presidential race as a whole.For in Burlington,...…AdvertisementIt was a concession speech, of a kind: Addressing reporters on Wednesday, Senator bowed not to , who in a second consecutive week of primary elections, but to the reality of his political predicament. Stripped of his briefly held status as the Democratic front-runner, Mr. Sanders acknowledged that he was “” to Mr. Biden but stopped short of accepting defeat.That careful distinction — between accepting Mr. Biden’s dominance in the race, and yielding to him altogether — now defines Mr. Sanders’s candidacy, and perhaps the Democratic presidential race as a whole.For in Burlington,...WW…