Senate Republicans will enter minority status with the same leadership team in place as before. John Thune, John Barrasso, and Tom Cotton were all re-elected to their roles leading their party just one week after going from a 53-47 majority to facing a 55-45 or 56-44 minority and losing in red states such as Kansas, South Carolina, and Texas in the midterm elections.
\n\nThus Thune will be the minority leader, John Barrasso minority whip, and Tom Cotton the conference chair.
\n\nThune posted on X shortly after winning his bid to continue leading Republicans, saying in part, “I appreciated the opportunity to have an open, honest, and transparent conversation with my colleagues today, and I am honored to have their continued trust and support to lead the Senate Republican Conference.”
\n\nThe South Dakota Republican faced calls from some conservative senators to discuss at length his plan for the next two years.
\n\nBreitbart News reported Monday on critical comments made by Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick:
\n\n“One of the things I learned in business and the Army is that after a failure, you have to start with honesty, transparency, and accountability,” McCormick said in a post on X. “A week ago, we had…
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