Thune elected Senate GOP leader after bruising showdown with critics

Sen. John Thune (S.D.) won re-election to serve another term as Senate Republican leader after a bruising showdown with conservative critics in the Senate Republican conference Tuesday. A Senate GOP aide announced at 3:40 pm Tuesday afternoon that Thune had been re-elected as leader “by acclamation,” despite objections raised by a handful of GOP senators...

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