Following midterm election defeats that cost the party control of Capitol Hill, Republican lawmakers moved swiftly to reorganize their legislative ranks. Senator John Thune plans to utilize the chamber's 60-vote filibuster threshold to stall Democratic measures lacking bipartisan backing. In the lower chamber, Representative Jim Jordan's elevation positions an outspoken ally to spearhead efforts defending the president's conservative agenda.
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Republican minority leadership will assume their official congressional duties starting t…: Republican minority leadership will assume their official congressional duties starting this coming January.
Senate Republicans intend to rely on the 60-vote filibuster rule to block unfavorable Dem…: Senate Republicans intend to rely on the 60-vote filibuster rule to block unfavorable Democratic legislative initiatives.
The new leadership roster will focus on defending the White House agenda throughout the r…: The new leadership roster will focus on defending the White House agenda throughout the remainder of Donald Trump's presidency.
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The Republicans will be the minority party in both chambers of Congress during the final two years of Trump's presidency.
WASHINGTON: Republicans chose US Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday (Nov 10) 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.
"We're not going to be running this place next year," Thune told reporters. "But you can be assured we will be very, very active in asserting conservative priorities in all of the legislating ... that goes on here."
Jordan's election as House minority leader elevates a combative Trump ally to the forefront of the party’s fight to defend the US president’s agenda in the lower chamber. Jordan defeated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise…
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