Republican John Thune of South Dakota Is Elected the Next Senate Majority Leader
WASHINGTON — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Sen. Mitch McConnell into a key position as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Senate Republicans to vote on new majority leader
Following the election, Republicans will control the Senate with a 53 to 47 majority, but one question remains -- who will become the new Senate majority leader? Outgoing leader Mitch McConnell will remain in Congress but will step aside as the longest serving party leader in history.
Republicans elect next Senate majority leader after regaining control
Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key position as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Senate Republicans have picked South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the Senate Majority Leader for the upcoming Congress under ...
U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as that chamber’s next majority leader during a ...
Progressive priorities such as abortion rights, grocery tax repeal and legalized recreational marijuana were all defeated.
Thune, a senator from South Dakota, has differed with Donald Trump at times but now says he's committed to Trump's agenda.
Before the Senate, Thune represented in the House, worked as the executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party and ...
South Dakota voters reelected Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson to a fourth term Tuesday. The Associated Press called the ...
Cornyn had for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. On Wednesday, he lost in a vote ...
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Thune, who is in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with the president-elect despite differences the two ...
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