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Senate, John Thune and Republican
What to know about Sen. John Thune, the new Republican leader in the Senate
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.
Thune, Cornyn and Scott make their case to be next Republican Senate leader
Senate Republicans returned to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since they secured a comfortable Senate majority and a victory for President-elect Donald Trump, but most already have their eyes on a different election set to take place Wednesday to determine the new party leader in the chamber.
John Thune Will Be Senate’s New Republican Leader, Replacing Mitch McConnell: Reports
warned earlier this year that decentralizing the role of
party
leader would make the
Senate
more like the House, where far-right
Republican
demands weakened the speakership and fueled chaos last year.
Trump, Senate
Trump tests GOP-led Senate with controversial cabinet picks
Trump announced several controversial cabinet nominees, including Democrat-turned-Republican Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, both of whom are outside of the traditional mold for appointees to their respective positions.
Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks
Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty to confirm or reject executive branch nominees.
The Republican senators who could be headaches for Trump's nominees
If Trump nominates a candidate who Democrats uniformly oppose, he will only be able to lose four votes from his own party. Here's who to watch.
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Senate Republicans settle on a new party leader after seizing the majority on Election Day
WASHINGTON — It was the first seriously contested
Senate
Republican
leadership election in decades ... and his aides say ...
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Could Democrats take back the Senate in 2026?
Democrats have been in charge of the Senate since 2021 but will be in the minority in January, thanks largely to an election ...
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Republicans Float Lara Trump to Fill Rubio’s Senate Seat
If Senator Marco Rubio becomes secretary of state, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida will choose his replacement. Some lawmakers ...
Yahoo
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Wisconsin Republican Hovde admits he lost US Senate race, still weighing a recount
Republican
Senate
candidate Eric Hovde speaks at his election night
party
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP ...
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Senate confirms new government ethics chief
David Huitema advanced on a party-line vote after one Republican attempted to delay the nomination until the new ...
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on MSN
Susan Collins intends to run for reelection in one of GOP’s toughest 2026 Senate races
Moderate Sen. Susan Collins confirmed Thursday that she intends to defend her seat and vie for a sixth term in what is widely ...
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Republican US senator warns he has votes to block Biden court nominee
A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday advanced the nomination of one of Democratic President Joe Biden's final picks to serve as a ...
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on MSN
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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