Jeffries urges Senate GOP to serve as check on ‘particularly out of control’ president-elect

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday called on Senate Republicans to act as a check on the incoming Trump administration — a response to a handful of controversial Cabinet nominations announced by the former president this week.  Jeffries declined to weigh in specifically on Trump’s list of picks, which includes two of Jeffries…