pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-vote-to-keep-thune-as-leader-after-election-wipeout Senate Republicans vote to keep Thune as leader after election wipeout
Senate Republicans voted to keep John Thune as their leader after midterm losses cost the party at least seven seats and its majority, according to The Associated Press. Some senators had sought to postpone the secret-ballot leadership election, but the conference proceeded, and no alternative to Thune emerged.
