{"id":8141,"date":"2024-11-13T12:17:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8141"},"modified":"2024-11-13T12:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:46:47","slug":"republicans-elect-new-senate-majority-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/capitol-hill\/republicans-elect-new-senate-majority-leader\/njackson\/2024\/11\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Elect New Senate Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Wednesday, Republicans voted to elect Sen. John Thune to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources told Fox News Digital that no candidate reached a majority on the first secret ballot. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) received the least amount of votes and was knocked out of the race. The second secret ballot was between only Thune and Cornyn.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The senator received at least&nbsp;27 votes from the 53-member&nbsp;conference during a secret ballot in the old Senate chamber on Wednesday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">John Thune is Senate Majority Leader.<br><br>He has a short window to show us he will support President Trump, fill his cabinet, confirm his judges, and pass his agenda.<br><br>If he does, we will support him.<br><br>If he doesn&#39;t, we will work to remove him.<\/p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1856746540976738757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) won the election to become Senate majority whip on Wednesday, cementing him as the No. 2 leader in the Republican conference for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrasso was uncontested for the post, having served for six years as Senate GOP conference chairman and in control of the Republican message.&nbsp;He won the role by acclamation, according to a source with knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He can serve upwards of six years in the role.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, Republicans voted to elect Sen. John Thune to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate Majority Leader. Sources told Fox News Digital that no candidate reached a majority on the first secret ballot. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) received the least amount of votes and was knocked out of the race. 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