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John Thune, Republicans and United States Senate

Senate Republicans elect John Thune to lead after 17-year McConnell run

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn of Texas in the race for Senate Republican leader.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 22h

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 majority leader.

Reuters · 1d

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 off a public pressure campaign by supporters of Donald Trump to pick a loyalist to the president-elect.

Senate, Republicans and House

scrippsnews · 2d

Republicans projected to maintain control of the House after taking Senate and presidency

Republicans are projected to maintain control of the House of Representatives after taking Senate and presidency.

CBS News · 21h

Republicans win House control after retaking Senate, CBS News projects. See 2024 House election results.

Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

Reuters · 3d

Republicans on brink of clinching US House control after taking Senate

Keeping the House would give Republicans the power to ram through policies like tax cuts, energy deregulation and border security controls.

45mon MSN

Analysis: There’s a plan in case Senate Republicans aren’t as pliant as Trump wants

Senate won’t confirm, say, Matt Gaetz as attorney general? Just wait until they leave — maybe even if they don’t want to.

21hon MSN

Republicans promise to protect the Senate filibuster, even if it hinders Trump's agenda

The new Senate Republican majority is promising to leave the filibuster alone — even if it stands in the way of the Trump ...

New Republic on MSN3dOpinion

MAGA Is Pissing Off Republicans With Its Push for Senate Leader

Mitch McConnell is on his way out—and Donald Trump’s biggest allies are trying to bully Republican senators into backing ...

The Economist8d

The Republicans gain control of the Senate

Republican control could be a moderating force on Mr Trump. The Senate has welcomed more right-populist Republican members ...

Daily Bruin8d

Republicans projected to assume control of United States Senate

This post was updated Nov. 8 at 12:32 a.m. For the first time since 2021, Republicans will control the United States Senate. At 9:06 p.m., the Associated Press projected that Sen. Deb Fischer ...

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Republicans Take Control of Senate for the First Time in 4 Years

Senate Democrats faced an uphill battle in the 2024 elections, ultimately losing their slim majority in the upper chamber ...

Republicans declare victory in hotly contested Pennsylvania Senate race as final votes are counted

NBC News hasn't called the Senate race in Pennsylvania, where Democrats are holding out hope even as Republican Dave ...

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Gaetz Pick Shows Value Trump Places on Loyalty — and Retribution — as He Returns to Washington

In announcing his selection of Gaetz as attorney general and John Ratcliffe a day earlier as CIA director, Trump underscored ...

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