John Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm losses

First reported by NBC News at Tue 4:00 AM · 18 outlets in all

1. Al Jazeera2hJohn Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm lossesThe Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party's stinging midterm losses to Democ
2. Washington Examiner9hDon’t blame Israel for Republican midterm lossesAsked by Ross Douthat of 60 Minutes to explain why Republicans suffered such a historic defeat last Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the No. 1 reason his party lost was that he was personally absent from the ballot. He then cited the Iran war and its effect on gas prices before naming Israel. “There seems
3. CNN20hNew House GOP Leader Elected
4. MS NOW21hJohn Thune, other leaders re-elected to represent Senate Republicans in minoritySen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, will become the new chair of the Senate GOP’s fundraising arm, the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
5. PBS NewsHour22hSenate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after election wipeoutSenate Republicans vented their frustrations in three separate meetings on Tuesday after an election wipeout that cost them at least seven Senate seats.
6. The Hill22hThune elected Senate GOP leader after bruising showdown with criticsSen. John Thune (S.D.) won reelection to serve another term as Senate Republican leader Tuesday after a bruising showdown with conservative critics in the Senate Republican conference. A Senate GOP aide announced late in the afternoon that Thune had been reelected as leader “by acclamation,” despite objections raised by a handful of GOP senators over…
7. NY Post22hSenate Republicans re-elect John Thune as leader after midterm shellackingSenate Republicans reelected John Thune as their leader Tuesday morning, brushing aside a last-minute revolt from his right flank.
8. Crypto Briefing22hJohn Thune reelected as Senate GOP leader despite GOP losing majorityThune's reelection as GOP leader suggests party unity, potentially bolstering his future majority leader bid if Republicans regain Senate control.
9. CBS News22hThune wins reelection as Senate GOP leader after midterms lossesSenate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune as their leader, staying the course as they prepare to enter the minority after their brutal midterm losses.
10. CNBC23hRep. Jim Jordan, Sen. John Thune elected GOP leaders in CongressHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the day after Election Day he would not run for minority leader in the 120th Congress.
11. Time23hHouse Republicans Select Jim Jordan as Their New Leader After Sweeping Midterm LossesJordan beat out Majority Leader Steve Scalise for the top House GOP position in the next Congress after Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not seek the role.
12. Daily Signal23hRepublicans Choose Their Next LeadersRepublican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio will be the next House minority leader after a conference-wide election Tuesday afternoon. Jordan beat Rep. Steve Scalise, the current House majority leader, 106-73, according to multiple reports. The two announced their candidacies last week in competing “Dear Colleague” letters after Speaker Mike Johnson decided against running for the...
13. Guardian23hRepublicans elect Jim Jordan as House minority leader after midterm defeatsAs Democrats prepare to take control of Congress, Republicans pick Jordan for last two years of Trump’s presidencyUS politics – live updatesRepublican lawmakers have elected Jim Jordan, veteran congressman and Trump loyalist, as their leader in the House of Representatives following resounding losses in last week’s US midterm elections.As Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers of US Congress in January, Republicans backed Jordan to lead them in the House for the last two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.
14. New York Times(subscription required)23hStung by Losses, G.O.P. Chooses Jordan and Thune as LeadersIn the House, Republicans signaled a desire for fresh leadership after their biggest election defeat in decades. In the Senate, they re-elected their current leader.
15. AP26hSenate Republicans vote to keep John Thune as leader after steep election losses
16. Los Angeles Times(subscription required)27hSenate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election lossesSouth Dakota Sen. John Thune was always expected to be reelected, given that he remains popular with his GOP colleagues and was running unopposed.
17. NPR33hHouse Republicans to elect a new leader as they look to rebuild from midterm defeatAfter sweeping losses in the midterm elections, the House GOP will vote on Tuesday to elect a successor to Mike Johnson, who says he's stepping down as the chamber's top Republican.
18. NBC News33hHouse Republicans elect Rep. Jim Jordan as their next leader following election lossesJim Jordan was elected House Republican leader over Steve Scalise, while John Thune will remain Senate Republican leader, despite a conservative push to delay.