Here's who's vying to replace Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader
Sens. John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott are running for Senate majority leader.
Senate Republicans to vote on new majority leader
Following the election, Republicans will control the Senate with a 53 to 47 majority, but one question remains -- who will become the new Senate majority leader? Outgoing leader Mitch McConnell will remain in Congress but will step aside as the longest serving party leader in history.
Sen. John Cornyn of Texas wants to be Senate majority leader. Here’s what to know
Sen. John Cornyn, the state’s senior senator, is running to succeed longtime Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. The three-way race for majority leader will be decided this week. Here are five things to know about the race:
Will Republicans Install a MAGA Stooge as Senate Majority Leader?
The Kentucky stalwart, 82, has been the GOP leader in the Senate since 2007. Although the men viscerally dislike one another — McConnell was booed at Trump’s 2024 convention — McConnell and Trump were fully aligned on tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and the Republican takeover of the judiciary, in particular the Supreme Court.
The Fight for Senate Majority Leader Is Here. We Know Who Trump’s Base Wants.
On Wednesday, the incoming Senate GOP majority will elect a new leader for the first time in 18 years. The race, between Sens. John Thune, John Cornyn, and Rick Scott, intensified over the weekend as President-elect Donald Trump’s win reverberated through the caucus—and Trump’s most ardent MAGA supporters attempted to bully Republican senators into submission.
Senate majority leader race: John Cornyn aims to win over Republicans
Texas' senior U.S. senator, John Cornyn, is hoping to convince his Republican colleagues to name him the next Senate majority leader. Why it matters: Come January, the new Senate majority leader will grease the legislative skids for President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.
Seattle senator Pedersen to become new WA Senate majority leader
Washington Senate Democrats chose state Sen. Jamie Pedersen as their new majority leader on Monday. Pedersen, who represents the 43rd Legislative District in Seattle, replaces retiring Senate Majority Leader
What to know about Sen. John Cornyn as he runs for U.S. Senate majority leader
Texas, is one of three senators seeking to become Senate majority leader next year, when Republicans take majority control of the Senate. Here are five things to know about Cornyn. He’s a former justice and attorney general Cornyn was elected to the Texas Supreme Court in 1990 and served as a justice for seven years before becoming the first Republican elected
Trump declares Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments
The president-elect said the next Senate majority leader should be open to bypassing Senate confirmation for administration appointees.
Senators John Thune, Rick Scott and John Cornyn seek majority leader position
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on who's vying to be Senate majority leader on '.'
Rick Scott’s Senate leadership surge is good news for Americans — who voted for real change
Reporters who didn’t have much first-hand experience with Florida Sen. Rick Scott discounted his second bid for Senate leadership. They considered his lopsided loss to Mitch McConnell two years ago evidence of Scott’s ceiling and not his floor — a hardy band of 10 willing to resist the Kentucky Republican’s RINO hegemony that allowed President Biden to spend freely in his first two years with senatorial sanction.
Cornyn pledges to give GOP colleagues more power over Senate floor
Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R), who is locked in an intense three-way race to become the next Senate majority leader, is pledging ...
Will Texas get a power boost in Donald Trump’s Washington? Here are the positions in play.
Here's when US Republican senators will vote on their next leader, and how Sen. John Cornyn, who's running, could boost Texas ...
The new Republican Senate majority should end the war in Ukraine
If senators exhibit political courage, the incoming U.S. Senate has a unique opportunity to cut off the spigot of funds to ...