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Republicans secure majority in US House, now have full control of Congress
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans secure majority in US House, now have full control of Congress

India Today  

Republicans have won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the US government alongside President-elect Donald Trump. When Trump was elected president in 2016, Republicans also swept Congress, but he still encountered Republican leaders resistant to his policy ideas, as well as a Supreme Court with a liberal majority. …

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Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Trump and the party control of government
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans win 218 US House seats, giving Trump and the party control of government

Hindustan Times  

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who with Trump's endorsement won the Republican Conference's nomination to stay on as speaker next year, has talked of taking a “blowtorch” to the federal government and its programs, …

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Republicans secure 218 seats, take House majority
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans secure 218 seats, take House majority

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump. When Trump was elected president in 2016, Republicans also swept Congress, but he still encountered Republican leaders resistant to his policy ideas, as well as a Supreme Court with a liberal majority. …

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Trump’s Cabinet picks will test Senate independence
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s Cabinet picks will test Senate independence

LA Times  

Former President Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally in October in Duluth, Ga. “There is a difference between having a broader ideological mix and choosing sex trafficker for attorney general of the United States,” said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s legislative affairs director during his first term and as chief of staff to …

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Secret vote for Senate leader shows Washington isn't completely 'Trump-ified': columnist
1 month, 1 week ago

Secret vote for Senate leader shows Washington isn't completely 'Trump-ified': columnist

Raw Story  

North Dakota Sen. John Thune’s win as GOP Senate majority leader exposed the first cracks in Donald Trump’s "MAGA-verse" that became more fortified after his decisive election night victory, according to a longtime conservative columnist, who added that MAGA influencers "just don’t carry that much weight in the halls of the Senate." “Not every established rule, custom and norm in …

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John Thune Will Be Senate’s New Republican Leader, Replacing Mitch McConnell
1 month, 1 week ago

John Thune Will Be Senate’s New Republican Leader, Replacing Mitch McConnell

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Whip John Thune was elected the next Senate Republican leader on Wednesday, ensuring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s right-hand man will lead the new GOP majority as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second White House term next year. “This Republican team is united behind President Trump’s agenda, and our work starts today,” he said. “We …

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Senate Republicans choose new leader amid MAGA pressure campaign
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1 month, 1 week ago

Senate Republicans choose new leader amid MAGA pressure campaign

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Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose their next majority leader to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell and brought to a close an intense pressure campaign from President-elect Donald Trump's MAGA allies. Thune and Cornyn both boast lengthy tenures in the Senate, dating back to former President George W. Bush’s administration, and strong ties to the institutionalist wing of the GOP. Carlson mounted …

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Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
1 month, 1 week ago

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader

LA Times  

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that will elevate a top deputy of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell into a key position before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. If they both win their elections, Thune said, “we’ve got a job to …

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Republicans retain their hold of the House, clinching full control of Congress
1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans retain their hold of the House, clinching full control of Congress

NPR  

Republicans retain their hold of the House, clinching full control of Congress toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Republicans have officially won a full trifecta of power in Washington, D.C., following GOP victories in several key U.S. House contests. Republicans are also already planning an extension of the tax cuts Trump enacted in 2017 — the last time he and …

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Why Trump’s MAGA base wants Rick Scott for Republican Senate majority leader over his rivals.
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Why Trump’s MAGA base wants Rick Scott for Republican Senate majority leader over his rivals.

Slate  

Having taken the presidency last week in convincing fashion and having long possessed House Republicans by the throat, the MAGA movement this week turns its eyes to the Senate. 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 …

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‘Not serious’: Trump reportedly dismissed Rick Scott’s bid for Senate leadership role
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Not serious’: Trump reportedly dismissed Rick Scott’s bid for Senate leadership role

Raw Story  

Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s hopes of becoming the Senate’s next Republican leader were privately pushed aside by former President Donald Trump, who according to new reporting, told allies his bid was “not serious.” Scott is seen as a likely replacement for outgoing Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell’s position, along with Sens. A Trump endorsement could have major implications for the …

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Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to announce a campaign after Sen. Mitch McConnell said he will step down from the post in November. “And I am confident Senate Republicans can restore our institution to the essential role it serves in our constitutional …

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Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run to succeed McConnell as GOP leader
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run to succeed McConnell as GOP leader

LA Times  

Sen. John Cornyn, who served as Mitch McConnell’s No. “And I am confident Senate Republicans can restore our institution to the essential role it serves in our constitutional republic.” There has long been speculation that Cornyn, South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso — the “three Johns” — would all vie to replace McConnell if and when …

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PGA-Saudi LIV merger has Congress teed off. But one senator won't commit to quitting his golf money.
1 year, 6 months ago

PGA-Saudi LIV merger has Congress teed off. But one senator won't commit to quitting his golf money.

Raw Story  

Republicans and Democrats alike have been blasting the planned mega-merger this week of the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf. But one leading merger critic — Sen. Richard Blumenthal — wasn't so enthusiastic about discussing a recent campaign donation he received from the PGA's political action committee. RELATED ARTICLE: 'PGA is gonna get what it deserves': Condemnation of Saudi …

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Trump faces blame from GOP as he moves forward with WH bid
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump faces blame from GOP as he moves forward with WH bid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republicans intensified their public criticism of former President Donald Trump on Thursday, with some saying it was time for the party to move on after an unexpectedly poor showing in the midterm elections, even as he prepared to launch a third White House bid next week. It is time to move on.” Earle-Sears, who served as co-chair of …

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The remarkable argument forming in Senate GOP circles
3 years, 5 months ago

The remarkable argument forming in Senate GOP circles

CNN  

CNN — There’s a remarkable argument forming in Senate Republican circles as the details of a bipartisan infrastructure plan continue to be hammered out: We have to make sure we pay for it all. Here’s a crash course reminder for Thune – via Pro Publica: “The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump’s time in office. That’s …

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