President Trump will leave office with a marginally stronger military than when he entered, but he is also leaving President-elect Biden with a set of more potent threats.
McCain has drawn the scorn of the president — in life and in death — following a long-running feud that dates back to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Democratic leaders will have to navigate alongside a caucus of moderates who back strong military spending and progressive members who have decried Pentagon largess.