Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their new leader. Thune was elected in a second-ballot contest, defeating Sen. John Cornyn of Texas 29 votes to 24, according to Punchbowl News. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who was mounting a MAGA-based challenge to the established...
Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their new leader. Thune was elected in a second-ballot contest, defeating Sen. John Cornyn of Texas 29 votes to 24, according to Punchbowl News. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who was mounting a MAGA-based challenge to the established…