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Playbook: Hegseth on the brink, Raskin on the move

Politico

Playbook: Hegseth on the brink, Raskin on the move Presented by With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine DRIVING THE DAY UNITING THE TRIBES — JONATHAN COWAN, co-founder and president of Third Way, is endorsing Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair BEN WIKLER to lead the DNC, he writes in a buzzy, just-posted POLITICO Magazine piece — a notable …

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Trump is determined to see Gaetz confirmed as AG despite controversies

CNN

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump is pressing forward with his decision to put forward former Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general, despite widespread unease on Capitol Hill about entrusting the Justice Department to a figure with limited legal experience who has recently faced investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct. Yet the president-elect has made clear that he views Gaetz as …

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Trump is determined to see Gaetz confirmed as AG despite controversies

CNN

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump is pressing forward with his decision to put forward former Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general, despite widespread unease on Capitol Hill about entrusting the Justice Department to a figure with limited legal experience who has recently faced investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct. Yet the president-elect has made clear that he views Gaetz as …

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1 month, 1 week ago

US Senate Republicans pick John Thune as majority leader

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-14 01:53 WASHINGTON -- US Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune, a senator from South Dakota and the current Republican whip, to succeed Mitch McConnell as the next majority leader in the upper chamber. On a secret ballot, Thune, 63, beat two contenders: John Cornyn of Texas, a former Republican whip, and Rick Scott of Florida, …

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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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1 month, 1 week ago

US Senate Republicans pick insider John Thune as next leader, reject Trump loyalist push

Firstpost

Republican senators have elected a well-regarded insider John Thune of South Dakota as their new leader, bypassing calls from Trump supporters for a loyalist US Sen. John Thune arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the US Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, DC. AFP Republican senators have elected a well-regarded insider John Thune of South Dakota as their new …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Senate Republicans are gathering behind closed doors to pick a new majority leader

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate leader Mitch McConnell and lead their new majority next year — a decision that could shape the future of the Senate, and the party, as Donald Trump reclaims the presidency. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Florida Sen. Rick …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Republicans pick Thune over Trump loyalist as Senate majority leader

Al Jazeera

Republicans in the United States Senate picked veteran John Thune to be the chamber’s new leader, as lawmakers, scrambling to prepare for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, rejected his camp’s favoured candidate. Thune, who already holds a more junior leadership position, beat Texas Senator John Cornyn in a run-off vote to replace outgoing party leader Mitch McConnell. Thune’s win in …

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With potential for sweeping control, Republicans pick their next leaders in Congress

NPR

With potential for sweeping control, Republicans pick their next leaders in Congress toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Republicans have selected their party leaders for the next Congress under President-elect Donald Trump. Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to serve as Senate Majority Leader when the new Congress convenes in January. We are one team, we are excited to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote. In a statement on X and Truth Social, Trump said that the next leader “must agree” to allow him to make appointments when the chamber is on recess, …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Republican Senator Pushes GOP To Get ‘Louder’ On False Trump Claims

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING PIERRE, S.D. Rounds got backup after Trump’s attack from several high-profile Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow South Dakotan Sen. John Thune, who has had his own run-ins with Trump. In an interview Tuesday with National Public Radio, the former president said it was an “advantage” for Republicans to keep alleging fraud and that …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Sen. Rounds pushes GOP to get ‘louder’ on false Trump claims

Associated Press

— U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has been telling people for the last year that the 2020 election was fair, but this week he did something few other Republicans have dared — tell a national audience that. Rounds, who is in his second Senate term, has been telling local newspapers, radio shows and Rotary clubs in South Dakota …

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Playbook: Hegseth on the brink, Raskin on the move

Trump is determined to see Gaetz confirmed as AG despite controversies

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US Senate Republicans pick John Thune as majority leader

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

US Senate Republicans pick insider John Thune as next leader, reject Trump loyalist push

Senate Republicans are gathering behind closed doors to pick a new majority leader

Republicans pick Thune over Trump loyalist as Senate majority leader

With potential for sweeping control, Republicans pick their next leaders in Congress

Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away

Republican Senator Pushes GOP To Get ‘Louder’ On False Trump Claims

Sen. Rounds pushes GOP to get ‘louder’ on false Trump claims