Thune elected Senate GOP leader after bruising showdown with critics

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…

Source: thehill.com