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Republicans Choose John Thune as New Senate Leader for Second Trump Era

The South Dakota senator prevailed over John Cornyn and Trump ally Rick Scott in the vote Wednesday.

Senate Republicans choose John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as majority leader

Nearby, House Republicans will meet with the soon-to-be-president, likely praising his electoral prowess and plans to remake Washington. With Republicans on the brink of a governing trifecta in Washington,

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John Thune of South Dakota Elected as Next Senate Majority Leader

Republicans on Wednesday elected Senator John Thune of South Dakota, their No. 2 in the chamber, to serve as majority leader in the next Congress, choosing a G.O.P. institutionalist to replace Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky,

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Senate Republicans Hold Leadership Elections on Capitol Hill

SD, speaks during a press conference after Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Thune was selected to be leader and replace current Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,

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Republican John Thune of South Dakota elected next Senate Majority Leader

South Dakota Sen. John Thune hailed his election as the next Senate Majority Leader Wednesday, vowing to work to enact Donald Trump's agenda and serve "the entire Republican conference" despite past differences with the president-elect.

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Republicans elect John Thune as Senate leader, replacing Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is slated to step down from his leadership role at the end of the year. In a statement published ...

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The Mitch McConnell Era Is Over. Here’s What Might Come Next.

The future of Donald Trump’s second term in office will be shaped inside a closed room in the United States Senate on ...

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Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain

FILE - President Donald Trump brings Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky ... John Thune of South Dakota, ...

What we know about three potential candidates to replace Mitch McConnell

Kentucky Senator and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced in February he would step down in January as leader after nearly two decades.

Who is Rick Scott, the senator from Florida who wants to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican Leader?

The ambitious Florida senator and former governor is making waves in Washington as he vies to replace long-serving Mitch ...

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Republicans brace for Mitch McConnell succession fight with Senate won

With Republicans back in control of the Senate, the real drama begins next week when lawmakers return to Washington. Three contenders are jockeying to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ...

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Senator Mitch McConnell speaks on GOP flipping the Senate

As the current Senate minority leader, McConnell is pleased about the election results for Republicans. The Republicans are ...

John Thune elected as Senate leader, replacing Mitch McConnell

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to succeed Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate's ...

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Senate Republicans elect John Thune as leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell

Senate Republicans tapped John Thune of South Dakota to lead the conference for the next two years and succeed Mitch ...

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Senate Republicans elect John Thune as their new leader, replacing Mitch McConnell

Senate Republicans chose John Thune of South Dakota, a longtime Mitch McConnell deputy, as their new leader over Donald Trump ...

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