Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses
Thune was expected to prevail as he ran unopposed and had broad GOP support, while senators debated how to respond to losses of at least seven seats.
- Senate Republicans reelected Majority Leader John Thune as their leader on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, despite internal pushback following widespread midterm losses.
- Widespread election defeats that cost Republicans the Senate majority prompted a day of internal reckoning on Capitol Hill as lawmakers grappled with the party's direction.
- The Senate held tense closed-door meetings over whether to delay leadership votes, while the House GOP leadership contest opened between Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan.
- Republican lawmakers expressed deep frustrations over the election performance, with Rep Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, calling the closed-door meeting a "needed family discussion" to reevaluate the party's path forward.
- Members aim to define their legislative agenda for the 120th Congress against incoming Democrats after what Thune described as a "tough night" in the midterm elections.
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US Senate GOP leader Thune reelected for next 2 years even after election losses • Rhode Island Current
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Sen. John Thune will remain Republican leader next Congress despite the GOP’s loss of the chamber’s majority in this year’s midterm elections. GOP senators voted behind closed doors Tuesday to keep Thune at the helm and reelected Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso as their whip. Neither was challenged. The other members of […]
Some Republicans had tried to postpone the decision on leadership, but the conference voted and decided to move forward, Senator Ron Johnson said.
US Senate GOP leader Thune, of South Dakota, reelected for next 2 years even after election losses
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Sen. John Thune will remain Republican leader next Congress despite the GOP’s loss of the chamber’s majority in this year’s midterm elections. GOP senators voted behind closed doors Tuesday to keep Thune at the helm and reelected Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso as their whip. Neither was challenged. The other members of […]
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US Senate GOP leader Thune reelected for next 2 years even after election losses
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Sen. John Thune will remain Republican leader next Congress despite the GOP’s loss of the chamber’s majority in this year’s midterm elections. GOP senators voted behind closed doors Tuesday to keep Thune at the helm and reelected Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso as their whip. Neither was challenged. The other members of […]
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