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Senate, John Thune and Republicans

Senate Republicans settle on a new party leader after seizing the majority on Election Day

It was the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades. Three senators were competing to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, when he steps down from the post at the beginning of next year and Republicans take back the Senate majority.

ABC News on MSN · 17h

John Thune elected as Senate Republican leader to succeed McConnell

Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in a position he's held for 17 years. In doing so, they decided against choosing Trump ally Sen.

HuffPost · 18h

John Thune Will Be Senate’s New Republican Leader, Replacing Mitch McConnell

The mild-mannered South Dakotan and top McConnell ally recently made efforts to patch up his relationship with President-elect Donald Trump.

Matt Gaetz, Senate

BizPac Review · 4h

Senate Republican vows Gaetz ‘will never get confirmed’ as uniparty circles the wagons

“He will never get confirmed,” the unnamed senator who was granted anonymity told Fox News Digital. “Ain’t gonna happen,” said a Senate Republican source, setting up an early battle between the incoming president and a cadre of members of his own party who are intent on sabotaging him.

The Washington Post on MSN · 18h

Trump’s Gaetz nomination sets up test of Senate Republican loyalty

Several senators said they were shocked at the nomination, raising questions about whether they will check Trump.

Senate GOP 'sees no path' for Matt Gaetz confirmation

Senior congressional reporter Andrew Desiderio joins Way Too Early to discuss Jon Thune’s new role as GOP Senate leader and his challenge in balancing traditional conservatism with Trump’s agenda. Desiderio notes that Thune faces tensions over Trump’s controversial cabinet picks,

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Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can

The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic ... to ...

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Republicans hold onto the House, after clinching Senate and presidency

Republicans have won enough seats to keep control of the House of Representatives, ABC News projects, clinching a unified GOP ...

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Here’s who could replace Mitch McConnell as Senate’s top Republican

Republican senators will cast a secret ballot on Wednesday, and whoever is elected to replace McConnell will inherit a solid ...

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Wisconsin Republican acknowledges defeat in Senate race, but questions result and mulls recount

Eric Hovde, the Wisconsin Republican who nearly unseated Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, acknowledged this week that he lost ...

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GOP rules House and Senate, will bipartisanship remain?

The Republican party now has a majority the House and Senate. What does that mean for bipartisanship going forward? USA TODAY ...

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Trump's party wins total control of Congress as controversial Gaetz appointment causes shock

Donald Trump appoints a series of ultra-loyalists to key posts, including Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general and ...

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Fewer states than ever will have split-party Senate delegations

Around two dozen states regularly elected both a Republican and a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in the 1970s and 1980s. Only ...

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Live updates: House Republicans take a victory lap as Congress returns to DC

Republicans return to Congress for the lame duck session to decide on government funding, leadership elections in both ...

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