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Senate, Cornyn and John Thune

The Texas Tribune · 21h

John Cornyn loses longtime bid to be next Senate majority leader to John Thune

Cornyn has for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He lost in a vote decided by the Republican members of the Senate.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

John Cornyn loses bid to lead the U.S. Senate

Cornyn, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, has long sought to be Senate Majority Leader, the first from Texas since Lyndon B. Johnson.

Associated Press on MSN · 1d

A look at the candidates vying to be the next Senate majority leader

In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell when he steps down from the post at the beginning of next year.

matt gaetz, Senate

Newsweek · 18h

Gaetz Could Get Confirmed Without the Senate: How Recess Appointments Work

Gaetz's confirmation as attorney general may be met with resistance from the Senate. But President-elect Trump may have a way to bypass lawmakers.

Will Matt Gaetz pass the Senate nomination process – or does he not need to?

Donald Trump ’s nomination of Matt Gaetz for attorney general has stunned many in the Republican party. If Trump gets his way, the former Florida representative will become the top law enforcement officer in the United States – a position that the president-elect could utilize to seek revenge on his opponents and enemies.

NBC News on MSN · 30m

Senators want to see ethics probe into Matt Gaetz before voting to confirm him as AG

Republican senators want details of the Ethics Committee investigation into Matt Gaetz after Trump selected him to run the Justice Department as attorney general.

1don MSN

John Cornyn ready to shift focus after falling short in Senate leadership bid

Texas, is hoping his fellow Republicans make him the next Senate majority leader when they vote Wednesday morning.

US Sen. John Cornyn loses Senate majority leader vote. His fellow Texan snubbed him.

John Cornyn lost his bid Wednesday to ... setting up the GOP to be the party in power over the Senate, U.S. House and ...

The Floridian10h

BREAKING: Thune Outlasts Scott, Cornyn, Wins Senate Majority Leader Position

Senator John Thune (R-SD) has become the leader of the Senate ... candidate and was confident he would eventually carry ...

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