Thune, Jordan Emerge as Republican Minority Leaders for Next US Congress
Republicans chose US Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead them against a Democratic-controlled Congress that will take power in January for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency. A week after Republicans lost their majority in a stinging midterm election defeat, Senate Republicans chose Thune by acclamation at a closed-door meeting for the task of trying to thwart Democratic initiatives that do not meet with their approval, including by wielding the Senate filibuster.
