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John Thune to lead Senate

Senate GOP selects Thune, House GOP keeps Johnson

John Thune will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader, and Mike Johnson will remain House speaker in Congress

Washington Examiner on MSN · 14h

Trump delivers Thune his first big test as Senate GOP leader

Trump’s eyebrow-raising Cabinet nominees and the threat of recess appointments are putting the incoming Senate leader between a rock and a hard place.

POLITICO on MSN · 2d

GOP senators brush off concerns about Thune’s relationship with Trump

The new Senate majority leader has been critical of the president-elect, but even conservative senators expressed confidence that he would work well with Trump.

Thune faces first loyalty test

CNN · 1d

Inside Trump’s latest flurry of controversial Cabinet picks

In the days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his transition effort as far more disciplined than his first post-victory period in 2016.

POLITICO on MSN · 15h

Thune faces first loyalty test: What to do with Trump’s most controversial Cabinet picks

So far, it seems like the Senate’s leader-in-waiting and other Republicans are giving the president-elect wide latitude on his picks.

Yahoo · 1d

Trump tests GOP with controversial Cabinet picks

President-elect Trump is quickly testing the will of Senate Republicans, asking them to back controversial picks to his Cabinet such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), while at the same time demanding they give him more power by easing recess appointments.

WXYZ3d

John Thune of South Dakota chosen as the next Senate GOP leader, replacing Mitch McConnell

In February, McConnell announced he would step down as Senate GOP leader at the start of 2025. The 82-year-old is the ...

The Atlantic2d

Did Republicans Just Hand Trump 2.0 His First Defeat?

GOP senators demonstrated that resistance today by electing as majority leader Senator John Thune of South Dakota and decisively rejecting the candidate whom Trump’s allies preferred for the job ...

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Gaetz, RFK Jr. to Get Vetted Amid Some GOP Skepticism, Thune Says

Incoming Senate majority leader John Thune said “all options are on the table” to clear President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Analysis: Some GOP lawmakers say just do whatever Trump wants

Rep. Troy E. Nehls (R-Texas) wears a T-shirt with Donald Trump’s booking photo in the House chamber before President Joe ...

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Trump 'Will Have to Withdraw' Matt Gaetz Nomination: Former GOP Congressman

Gaetz had been under investigation over allegations that he was part of a scheme that led to the sex trafficking of a 17-year ...

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