Departing lawmakers are lining up cushy lobbying gigs The latest mad dash of soon-departing lawmakers trying to land a comfy K Street gig has begun. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), who announced his retirement last year after state Republicans redrew his district, is headed to the law firm McGuireWoods, according to two Democratic lobbyists. And fellow…

Victorious House Republicans describe plans to investigate Biden Hours after they were projected to retake the majority on Wednesday, House Republicans were discussing plans to investigate President Joe Biden and people around him. On Fox News, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who is expected to be the next House Speaker, tossed out a range of possible…

Murray passes on No. 3 Democratic leader job Patty Murray will step down from her role as assistant Democratic leader as she prepares to take over the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and enter the presidential line of succession. Fresh off a 15-point reelection win, the Washington State senator will take two of the chamber’s most…

Schiff passes on Dem leadership bid as Pelosi’s future stays murky Adam Schiff has decided not to seek a top House Democratic leadership post in the next Congress and is instead turning his focus to a potential Senate run, according to multiple people familiar with his decision. The California Democrat has privately weighed his future…

Investigating the investigators: Dem strategists to launch counterpunch to House GOP A group of top Democratic strategists are launching a multi-million-dollar hub to counter an expected investigative onslaught by the likely incoming House GOP majority — digging into President Joe Biden, his administration and his son, on top of potential Cabinet impeachments. The newly relaunched…