Tag: leader
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Rick Scott, John Thune and John Cornyn up for Senate leader
Rick Scott, John Thune and John Cornyn up for Senate leader – CBS News Watch CBS News Three names — Florida Sen. Rick Scott, South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Texas Sen. John Cornyn — are being floated in Congress as Senate Republicans prepare to meet to choose their next leader. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane…
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Republicans to vote on Senate leader Wednesday, GOP appears poised to retain House majority
Republicans to vote on Senate leader Wednesday, GOP appears poised to retain House majority – CBS News Watch CBS News Votes are still being counted in key U.S. House races, but it’s looking more likely that President-elect Donald Trump will take office with the Republicans holding majorities in both chambers of Congress. In the Senate,…
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Elon Musk backs Sen. Rick Scott for majority leader
Elon Musk backs Sen. Rick Scott for majority leader – CBS News Watch CBS News On Wednesday, Senate Republicans will select the next majority leader. Several Trump allies, including billionaire Elon Musk, are pushing for Florida Sen. Rick Scott. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the state of the Senate leadership race. Be…
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Trump yet to endorse GOP candidate for Senate majority leader, House majority still up in the air
Trump yet to endorse GOP candidate for Senate majority leader, House majority still up in the air – CBS News Watch CBS News John Cornyn, John Thune and Rick Scott have emerged as the frontrunners to replace Mitch McConnell and become Senate majority leader in January, but President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t lent his support to…
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Iran’s supreme leader threatens U.S. and Israel with “a crushing response” over Israeli attack
Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and other locations and killed at…
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Britain’s Conservative Party picks Kemi Badenoch as leader after crushing election defeat
Britain’s Conservative Party on Saturday elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing election defeat that ended 14 years in power. The first Black woman to lead a major British political party, Badenoch (pronounced BADE-enock) defeated rival lawmaker Robert Jenrick in a vote of almost 100,000 members of…