Republicans elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be the Senate majority leader and the majority leader of the upper chamber in the new Congress. on Wednesday.
Thune defeated Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as the GOP caucus leader. Thune will succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell who is the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, in January.
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