# John Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm losses > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1174245 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 18 outlets covering · First listed: Al Jazeera, Nov 11, 2026, 11:08 AM · Read it: The Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party's stinging midterm losses to Democ ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 4:00 AM: [House Republicans elect Rep. Jim Jordan as their next leader following election losses]() — NBC News (TV network, United States) Jim Jordan was elected House Republican leader over Steve Scalise, while John Thune will remain Senate Republican leader, despite a conservative push to delay. - Nov 10, 2026, 4:01 AM: [House Republicans to elect a new leader as they look to rebuild from midterm defeat]() — NPR (Public broadcaster, United States) After 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. - Nov 10, 2026, 10:10 AM: [Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after steep election losses]() — Los Angeles Times (Newspaper, United States) South Dakota Sen. John Thune was always expected to be reelected, given that he remains popular with his GOP colleagues and was running unopposed. - Nov 10, 2026, 10:25 AM: [Senate Republicans vote to keep John Thune as leader after steep election losses]() — AP (Wire service, United States) - Nov 10, 2026, 1:30 PM: [Stung by Losses, G.O.P. Chooses Jordan and Thune as Leaders]() — New York Times (Newspaper, United States) In 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. - Nov 10, 2026, 1:40 PM: [Republicans elect Jim Jordan as House minority leader after midterm defeats]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom) As 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. - Nov 10, 2026, 1:44 PM: [Republicans Choose Their Next Leaders]() — Daily Signal (Digital news, United States) Republican 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... - Nov 10, 2026, 1:49 PM: [House Republicans Select Jim Jordan as Their New Leader After Sweeping Midterm Losses]() — Time (Magazine, United States) Jordan 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. - Nov 10, 2026, 1:55 PM: [Rep. Jim Jordan, Sen. John Thune elected GOP leaders in Congress]() — CNBC (Business & finance, United States) House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the day after Election Day he would not run for minority leader in the 120th Congress. - Nov 10, 2026, 2:46 PM: [Thune wins reelection as Senate GOP leader after midterms losses]() — CBS News (TV network, United States) Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune as their leader, staying the course as they prepare to enter the minority after their brutal midterm losses. - Nov 10, 2026, 2:51 PM: [John Thune reelected as Senate GOP leader despite GOP losing majority]() — Crypto Briefing (Specialist) Thune's reelection as GOP leader suggests party unity, potentially bolstering his future majority leader bid if Republicans regain Senate control. - Nov 10, 2026, 2:57 PM: [Senate Republicans re-elect John Thune as leader after midterm shellacking]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States) Senate Republicans reelected John Thune as their leader Tuesday morning, brushing aside a last-minute revolt from his right flank. - Nov 10, 2026, 2:58 PM: [Thune elected Senate GOP leader after bruising showdown with critics]() — The Hill (Newspaper, United States) Sen. 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… - Nov 10, 2026, 3:05 PM: [Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after election wipeout]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States) Senate Republicans vented their frustrations in three separate meetings on Tuesday after an election wipeout that cost them at least seven Senate seats. - Nov 10, 2026, 3:49 PM: [John Thune, other leaders re-elected to represent Senate Republicans in minority]() — MS NOW (TV network, United States) Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, will become the new chair of the Senate GOP’s fundraising arm, the National Republican Senatorial Committee. - Nov 10, 2026, 4:33 PM: [New House GOP Leader Elected]() — CNN (TV network, United States) - Nov 11, 2026, 4:00 AM: [Don’t blame Israel for Republican midterm losses]() — Washington Examiner (Magazine, United States) Asked 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 - Nov 11, 2026, 11:08 AM: [John Thune re-elected as US Senate Republican leader after midterm losses]() — Al Jazeera (TV network, Qatar) The Republican ran unopposed, despite some GOP lawmaker demands to evaluate the party's stinging midterm losses to Democ