Washington (CNN)A new Kennedy in the Senate, fresh rumblings about Cabinet appointments and a look at Donald Trump's inner circle: It's all part of this week's "Inside Politics" forecast, where you get a taste of tomorrow's news today.
Who's in Trump's cabinet, so far?
That's right -- a Republican Kennedy in the Senate. This one gives the GOP a 52-48 edge and, as Mary Katharine Ham of The Federalist puts it, a bit of an exclamation point on a roller-coaster election year. "I think it's emblematic how far we've come from the conventional wisdom, which was that Democrats had this big coalition of the ascendant. Even in the Southern states, they were going to make these great inroads," Ham says.
5) John Kerry's next act John Kerry is pondering his next act after a long career in politics. He was lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, then a United States senator. In 2004 he was the Democratic presidential nominee, and is now wrapping up four busy years as Secretary of State. So what next? Matt Viser of The Boston Globe shared his reporting on Kerry's thinking, beginning with what could be an awkward transition at the State Department. "Kerry will work from the outside still on climate change," Viser reports. "It's a big passion of his, but for the first time since 1983 outside of public office."
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