News from 2022 South Dakota Senate Election
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John ThuneWyoming Sen. John Barrasso says he will run for the No. 2 spot in the Senate Republican conference. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will step down from the top post at the end of the year. Barrasso said in a brief statement that he has had time to reflect on how he might best serve.See the Story
Wyoming Sen. Barrasso will run for No. 2 spot in GOP leadership, narrowing race to replace McConnell
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John Thune · VancouverSouth Dakota Sen. John Thune is entering the race to be the next Republican leader of the U.S. Senate. Sen. Mitch McConnell announced last week that he would not seek reelection as GOP leader when his term ends in November. Thune, currently the No. 2 Senate Republican, told local news outlets that he is interested in the job.See the Story
South Dakota Sen. John Thune jumps into race to succeed McConnell as Senate leader
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John Thune · South DakotaPIERRE, S.D. (KELO/AP) — South Dakota's John Thune, currently the Republican Party's whip in the Senate, tells KELOLAND News he is aiming for an even higher role in that chamber in the wake of current Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell's planned departure. Dan Santella: Do you want to be Senate majority or minority leader?
Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic breaks attendance record "Well, I hope to be, and I'm going to do everything I c…See the Story
'I hope to be': Thune aiming for Senate GOP leader role
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John ThuneSen. John Cornyn (R-TX) “is throwing his weight behind an effort to instate term limits for the next Senate Republican leader, as he seeks to differentiate himself from the still emerging field,” Politico reports. Said Cornyn: “I believe the Senate needs more engagement from all of my colleagues, and that includes the opportunity for any Member to serve in Leadership.” Term limits already apply to other GOP leaders, which is why Cornyn has no fo…See the Story
Cornyn Backs Term Limits for Next Senate GOP Leader
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John Thune · SalzburgA partial government shutdown in the USA has been averted for now. After the House of Representatives passed the bill on Thursday evening, the Senate also approved a law that secures the government's financing and prevents a so-called shutdown - albeit for a short period of time. US President Joe Biden still needs to sign the bill. It is an extension of the current guidelines for government spending and thus a temporary measure.See the Story
US Senate shuts down again.
John Thune · HuronSouth Dakota’s congressional delegation opposes the potential shuttering of two South Dakota mail processing facilities.Republican Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds, along with Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson, sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asking him to reconsider moving mail processing out of Sioux Falls and Huron.The recommendation was finalized in February “without taking into account local concerns,” according to a pre…See the Story
Thune, Rounds, Johnson: Don’t close Huron, Sioux Falls mail processing centers
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Mitch McConnell · United StatesRepublican senators say the race to replace Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) could be decided by fundraising prowess, citing the more than $1.6 billion he helped raise through two outside groups for Senate Republican candidates since 2015.
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Fundraising looms large in battle to replace McConnell
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John ThuneOne of the two Johns — John Cornyn and John Thune — is in all likelihood going to be the next leader of the Senate. One may potentially, based on the very favorable map for Republicans this cycle, may be the next majority leader. It’s a massive trade in power, away from the long-tenured Mitch McConnell and his diaspora of consultants and groups, and into the new hands of different Senate staffers and teams. But one thing that Cornyn and Thune re…See the Story
The next Senate GOP leader won’t be super-rich. That’s a good thing
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Donald TrumpIt’s really not a matter of if Republican senators will leave the party in the lame duck session after a President Trump win in November; the question is: how many? The predictability of the issue is actually quite simple. {GO DEEP} Almost all senators kneel at the altar of money, nothing else. The GOPe senators […]See the Story
She Will Bail - Senator Lisa Murkowski Again Threatens to Leave the Republican Party - The Last Refuge
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