Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was chosen as the next majority leader of the Senate, succeeding Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the GOP’s Senate leader. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports on Thune’s rise through Washington and his relationship with President-elect Donald Trump.
Republicans have managed to hold on to their slim majority in the House of Representatives, NBC News projects. In doing so, they've captured a trifecta in Washington once more, with control over both chambers of Congress and the White House. The path to this result looked narrow after House Republicans' disappointing performance in the 2022 midterms and two years of chaos that kept successes to a bare minimum.
, didn't even last a year, becoming the first speaker to be removed from office, felled by a small group of GOP agitators and Democrats he consistently spurned. It took the GOP another three weeks to decide on his replacement: Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, who was spared a similar fate with these results. But predictably, victory does not mean there are no more fights ahead among Republicans.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Republicans inch toward ‘trifecta’ control of House, Senate and White HouseHouse Democratic campaign strategists, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to outline internal strategy, believe it’s likely that Republicans will flip Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola’s seat in Alaska.
Read more »
Republicans' Chances of Winning the Senate, the House and the White HouseThe GOP has odds of 40 or 45 percent of winning control of the White House, Senate and House according to two betting companies.
Read more »
Sen. Bill Hagerty Backs Sen. Rick Scott to Be Senate Majority LeaderSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
Sen. Josh Hawley 'delighted' to back Sen. John Cornyn for Senate Majority LeaderSen. Josh Hawley endorsed Sen. John Cornyn for Senate majority leader. Sens. Rick Scott and John Thune are also vying to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell in the Senate GOP leader slot.
Read more »
Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated in Ohio, putting Republicans closer to Senate majorityRepublicans already have flipped one Senate seat to deadlock the chamber, while House races unfolded in a state-by-state slog.
Read more »
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leaderRepublicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader.
Read more »