Sen. John Thune voted new Senate majority leader, ending Sen. Rick …
1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. - Sen. Rick Scott of Florida fell short in his bid to become Senate majority leader, with GOP senators electing Senate Minority Whip John Thune to assume the role. Thune will succeed longtime Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in January when the new Congress is sworn in. Sources told FOX News that Scott received the fewest votes on the first secret ballot, narrowing the ...
John Thune Voted New Senate Majority Leader - Rolling Stone
2 days ago · Thune, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) were all in the running. Scott was eliminated after the first vote, with Thune receiving 23 votes, Cornyn receiving 15, and Scott ...
John Thune elected the next Senate majority leader | AP News
2 days ago · Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in two rounds of secret ballots behind closed doors. Scott was eliminated on the first round and the final vote between Thune and Cornyn was 29-24, according to several people who requested anonymity to discuss the private meeting.
John Thune of South Dakota Elected as Next Senate Majority Leader
1 day ago · Tom Brenner for The New York Times. Republicans on Wednesday elected Senator John Thune of South Dakota, their No. 2 in the chamber, to serve as majority leader in the next Congress, choosing a G ...
Senate Republicans elect John Thune as their new leader, …
1 day ago · Thune, the Senate Republican whip, ran against two other senators: John Cornyn of Texas, a former whip, and Rick Scott of Florida, an underdog candidate who just won a second term.
John Thune Elected As Senate Majority Leader—Depsite Push For Rick Scott
1 day ago · Republicans in the Senate elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., majority leader Wednesday, rejecting MAGA-backed candidate Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and a third contender, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas ...
John Thune elected as Senate Republican leader to succeed ... - ABC News
2 days ago · Thune defeated John Cornyn and Rick Scott. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in a position he's held for 17 years. In ...
John Thune elected by Republicans as next Senate majority leader
1 day ago · John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader.
John Thune to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican …
The 63-year-old won a secret ballot on Wednesday, defeating Florida Senator Rick Scott - the preferred choice of many of Donald Trump's most vocal allies - and Texas Senator John Cornyn. Scott was ...
Rick Scott knocked out of Senate leader race on first ballot as Thune …
The senators advanced to a second secret ballot between only Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. Thune received the most votes on the first ballot with 23, but ...
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