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Senate GOP Meets to Pick New Leader; House Freedom Caucus May Challenge Speaker Mike Johnson

HeadlineNov 13, 2024

Senate Republican leaders are gathering behind closed doors today to pick a new majority leader to replace Mitch McConnell. Three leading candidates have emerged: South Dakota Senator John Thune, Texas’s John Cornyn and Florida’s Rick Scott. Meanwhile, the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, Republican Andy Harris, said a far-right congressmember might challenge Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson for the gavel during leadership elections.

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