Mike DeBonis

Three Republican senators criticized Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results. The others responded with what has become their go-to reaction: Silence.

The coronavirus diagnosis of Sen. Charles Grassley is the biggest threat to Washington lawmakers since Sen. Rand Paul was diagnosed in March, and it leaves Congress’s year-end agenda in doubt.

The Iowa Republican, 87, said he is “feeling good” and isolating.

Plans for a meal at a stately hall in the Capitol building raised eyebrows Friday, even after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted the arrangement would be safe and “very spaced.”

Barring Democratic wins in Georgia, a handful of GOP dealmakers — under the watchful eye of McConnell — will define the incoming president’s legislative and judicial ambitions.

Democrats expected broad gains in affluent districts in Texas, Indiana, Missouri and elsewhere, but they did not materialize, leading to party infighting.

The Republicans stopped short of saying Biden won, but their comments stand as an acknowledgment of the election results despite Trump’s refusal to concede.

Rep. Cheri Bustos, who barely held onto her Illinois seat, said she will not seek a second term after the party maintained its majority but underperformed expectations.

The Rose Garden event was heavy on symbolism and a show of solidarity with police that signaled Trump is unwilling to risk angering a community he considers a key part of his base.

One leading candidate, Rubén D�az Sr., has openly praised President Trump and campaigned with Sen. Ted Cruz.