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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks to reporters as members of the Republican Conference arrive to elect their leadership following the sweeping victory by Democrats in the midterm elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026.
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An initial meeting of Senate Republicans over whether to keep Sen. John Thune as their leader has broken up without any resolution. They’re expected to reconvene Tuesday afternoon. The morning meeting came just a week after steep losses in the midterm elections that cost them their majority. Thune is expected to be reelected, given that he remains popular with his GOP colleagues and is so far running unopposed. But senators left the meeting after two hours of discussions with no resolution on a way forward.
