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Meet John Thune, the man who Republicans just chose to replace Mitch McConnell
Elon Musk and the MAGA online right had pushed for Sen. Rick Scott to be chosen for the position ov…
Bryan Metzger,John L. Dorman
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Trump's Treasury Secretary: The best commentary about who the president-elect should nominate
Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, Marc Rowan and Kevin Warsh are in the running for Treasury Secretary…
Chris Johnston
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Why Trump and Elon Musk want key administration officials to be confirmed without a floor vote
Donald Trump is pushing Senate Republicans to give him more power to fill offices without Senate ap…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Elon Musk and MAGA's online pressure campaign failed to sway GOP senators
GOP senators did not choose Rick Scott to be their next leader, showing the limits of Musk's and ot…
Bryan Metzger
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Elon Musk and MAGA's next big fight: Who replaces Mitch McConnell?
GOP senators are choosing a new leader this week, and MAGA world is lining up behind Rick Scott in …
Bryan Metzger
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Elon Musk has named his top choice for Senate majority leader
"Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader!" Musk wrote on X on Sunday.
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Trump is retaking power with a much more obedient GOP this time
Over four successive election cycles, Trump has steadily remade the Republican Party in his image.
Bryan Metzger
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Mitch McConnell goes after Trump's trade policy: 'I'm not a tariff fan'
The outgoing Senate GOP leader argued that tariffs, a key part of Trump's platform, would "raise th…
Bryan Metzger
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Mitch McConnell is stepping down in November. 3 men named John have long been angling to succeed him.
It's overwhelmingly likely that the next Senate GOP leader will be named John. Here are the three m…
Bryan Metzger
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Results: Republican Sen. John Thune defeats Democrat Brian Bengs in South Dakota's US Senate election
Republican John Thune won reelection in a state that has trended considerably toward the GOP.
Hanna Kang
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Republicans could be overlooking a potentially devastating problem with JD Vance
Republicans think JD Vance can give them a major boost in the Rust Belt. But he lagged far behind o…
John L. Dorman
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Trump allies failed to get revenge on several Republicans who won their primaries despite opposing him
Criticism from Trump was once a career-destroyer in the GOP, but several who defied him emerged vic…
Tom Porter
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RESULTS: South Dakota holds primary elections, with Gov. Kristi Noem and Sen. John Thune easily winning their GOP nominations
South Dakota's one congressional district is rated as "Safe R" by Sabato's Crystal Ball at the Univ…
Madison Hall
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Republican Sen. John Thune says Trump shouldn't have torn up White House documents, says 'nobody should be exempt' from records laws
The National Archives has confirmed multiple reports of Trump's potentially very blatant violations…
Brent D. Griffiths
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John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, will run for reelection to a fourth term
"I'm asking South Dakotans for the opportunity to continue serving them in the U.S. Senate," the se…
John L. Dorman
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Trump just canceled his January 6 press conference. Legal experts said it would've been 'boneheaded' to hold the Mar-a-Lago event.
Donald Trump faces the risk of creating bigger legal problems the more he speaks in public about Ja…
C. Ryan Barber,Kimberly Leona…
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These 38 GOP senators just voted against protecting contraception. Here's why.
Republicans complained that Democrats were simply holding a show vote. But they also said they were…
Bryan Metzger
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Justice Alito would be disqualified from January 6 cases if he were on a lower court but SCOTUS's rules are 'merely performative,' expert says
Justice Alito's flag incidents raise concerns about his neutrality in January 6 cases and underscor…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Kelsey Vl…
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US consumers face having to pay a lot more for beef as restaurants reopen and exporting increases
Members of Congress are calling for an investigation into the meatpacking industry as beef prices s…
Kevin Shalvey
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GOP lawmakers want to block Biden from canceling student debt and extending the payment pause 'in perpetuity'
Five Republicans introduced a bill to end the student-loan payment pause, which Sen. Braun called "…