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Balance of power remains unclear in House as Republicans take Senate, White House
In January, Republicans will take control of the Senate after flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana. The House remains up for grabs, although the GOP has made gains to reach the 2018 ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Republicans take Senate: What it means for President-elect Trump
When President-elect Trump returns to the White House, he'll be supported by a Republican-controlled Senate. While control of the House remains up for grabs, if Republicans take majority there too, ...Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
Republican Dave McCormick wins Pennsylvania Senate seat in key race
McCormick ousts incumbent Democratic Bob Casey after contentious and expensive race, widening party’s majority. The Republican Dave McCormick won the Senate race in the battleground state of ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Trump's victory scrambles a three-way race for Senate Republican leader
Donald Trump’s presidential win has scrambled the race to replace Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, with Sens. John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott all running.Politics - NBC News - November 7 -
South Dakota Republican says Thune will 'be a great leader' for Senate
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Sunday that Sen. John Thune (R-S.C.) will “be a great leader” for the Senate as Republicans in the upper chamber prepare for a return to power. “I’ve known John Thune ...Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
Republicans declare victory in hotly contested Pa. Senate race as final votes are counted
NBC News hasn't yet called the Senate race in Pennsylvania, where Republican Dave McCormick holds a narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.Top stories - NBC News - November 11 -
Senate Republican leadership fight becomes a proxy for MAGA influence under Trump
An army of online pro-Trump voices is trying to boost underdog Rick Scott for Senate Republican leader over two Mitch McConnell deputies, John Thune and John Cornyn.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Trump makes demand as Senate Republicans prepare to elect new leader
As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for recess appointments.Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Republicans won big in the Senate. A warning lurks in the purple states.
Republicans’ primary intervention strategy propelled them to a majority, but they failed to flip four battlegrounds that Donald Trump carried.Politics - Politico - November 12 -
Triumphant Republicans Grapple With Trump’s Influence as They Return to Capitol
The president-elect is to visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday as Republican senators elect a majority leader. His staffing decisions are already depleting the narrow majority the G.O.P. expects in the ...Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Republicans have an opportunity to transform party with Senate leadership vote
The Republican Party has a historic opportunity to continue the transformation of the Republican Party from establishment politics to effective advocacy for the people, or we might say, the common ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
'Who?' Some Republican senators surprised by Trump's defense pick
Some Republican senators expressed surprise and said they had little knowledge about who exactly President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense is.Politics - NBC News - November 13 -
Senate Republicans to elect new leader as Trump looms over contest
Whip John Thune of South Dakota, former Whip John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida are in the race for Senate Republican leader.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Senate Republicans to vote for new leader for first time in 20 years
After seizing majority in the election, Senate Republicans have to elect a new leader for the first time in nearly two decades. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Republicans to vote on Senate leader with Thune, Cornyn and Scott the frontrunners
Republicans on Wednesday will choose between South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Florida Sen. Rick Scott to replace outgoing GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. At this point, ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Chaffetz: 'I dare any Republican senator to vote against' Hegseth
Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) weighed in on President-elect Trump's decision to tap Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his Defense chief, suggesting he will be "easily confirmed." “I dare any ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Live updates: Johnson nominated for Speaker, Thune elected Senate GOP leader
Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
John Thune elected Senate Republican leader as Mitch McConnell steps down
South Dakota Sen. John Thune has been elected to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the upper chamber's Republican leader. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
What to know about Sen. John Thune, the new Senate Republican leader
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to become Senate majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Republicans hold onto the House, after clinching Senate and presidency
Republicans have won enough seats to keep control of the House of Representatives, ABC News projects, clinching a unified GOP government in Washington.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Senate Republicans elect John Thune as next majority leader
South Dakota senator who serves as the minority whip will replace Mitch McConnell in January. John Thune , a Republican senator for South Dakota, will become the new Senate majority leader ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Trump baffles Republican senators by picking Matt Gaetz for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump stunned Senate Republicans by announcing that he will nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general.Politics - NBC News - November 13 -
Senate Republicans Alarmed by Trump Nominating Matt Gaetz for Attorney General
Many Republican senators were stunned that Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, had been chosen as the nominee, and expressed skepticism that he could secure enough votes for ...Top stories - The New York Times - November 13