Republicans chafed openly Thursday over Democrats’ go-it-alone strategy on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, warning they might come to regret it, even as Democrats formalized plans to move forward on their own.

McDonough served in the Obama White House in several high-profile roles. He would be the second non-veteran to serve as Veterans Affairs secretary.

Rest easy, Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Powerful party leaders are trying to avoid a divisive battle to improve their odds of reclaiming power in 2022.