Rick Scott knocked out of Senate leader race on first ballot as Thune and Cornyn advance
Fla., was knocked out of the Senate leader race after the first secret ballot on Wednesday morning, during which none of the three candidates received a majority of the votes.Senate Minority Whip John Thune was ultimately elected as the new Republican Senate leader and the majority leader of the upper chamber in the new Congress after winning a second secret ballot.
John Thune elected as Senate Republican leader to succeed McConnell
Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be the new party leader in the chamber.
Meet John Thune, the man who Republicans just chose to replace Mitch McConnell
On Wednesday, Republicans chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be the next Senate Majority Leader. That's despite an online pressure campaign waged by Elon Musk and others in support of Sen. Rick Scott of Florida,
Thune wins secret ballot to become new Senate GOP leader, succeeding McConnell
Senate Minority Whip John Thune will be the new Republican Senate leader and the majority leader of the upper chamber in the new Congress. In January, he will succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,
John Thune Will Be Senate’s New Republican Leader, Replacing Mitch McConnell: Reports
The mild-mannered South Dakotan and top McConnell ally recently made efforts to patch up his relationship with President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump transition news live updates: President-elect returns to Washington, Senate GOP elects new leader
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Who will succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate leader?
John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott are vying to succeed Mitch McConnell as the Republicans leader in the U.S. Senate.
Migrant center leader hopes Trump doesn't bring back 'remain in Mexico'
Catholic nun Sister Norma Pimentel says she hopes President-elect Trump doesn’t reinstate some of the same hard-line immigration policies which were a cornerstone of his first term.
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Senate Republicans elect John Thune as leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell
John Thune has been elected the new Senate majority leader. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images ... “This Republican team ...
Romania's leftist PM and far-right leader ahead in presidential race, poll shows
Romania's leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and the head of an opposition far-right party are in the lead ahead of a ...
Senate Republicans pick John Thune as majority leader
Trump stayed out of the contest, but he made public demands for the incoming majority leader to allow him to make recess ...
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Whip John Thune, a former Trump critic, wins Senate GOP leader post: What we know so far
He told the Argus Leader following a Sioux Falls forum event in October he ... which depicted the New York businessman ...
US Senate Republicans pick insider John Thune as their next leader
U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune to lead the chamber next year, opting for a well-regarded insider and shrugging ...
Republicans reject Trump allies' pick, elect John Thune as next Senate majority leader
John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate ...
Senate Republicans elect John Thune as their new leader, replacing Mitch McConnell
Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.
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‘It is urgent’: Alberta military reservists eager to join Canadian Forces in Latvia
SUFFIELD, Alta. - A pair of 105-mm howitzers bark constantly as they turn plywood tank targets into kindling kilometres away ...