In key vote, Democrats reject Wheeler Cabinet appointment

By SARAH RANKIN
Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who narrowly control the Virginia Senate have voted unanimously against approving former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet. The party-line vote in the chamber Tuesday was 21-19. The action isn’t necessarily the end of the line for the issue. The resolution still needs a final procedural vote in the Senate before it moves to the GOP-controlled House, which could push for changes. A spokesperson for Youngkin didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.