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GOP win raises stakes for Cornyn’s leadership bid

November 13, 2024 - 00:00
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GOP win raises stakes for Cornyn’s leadership bid

With Republicans regaining majority control of the Senate, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is making his bid to become that chamber’s majority leader. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, had previously announced he would step down as party leader. Republicans will hold at least a 53-45 edge in January, with Senate races in two states still undecided as of Friday morning.According to The Dallas Morning News, Cornyn said voters rejected Democrats’ “years of disastrous border policies, reckless spending, and failed management that has caused the Senate to lurch from one avoidable crisis to the next.”Cornyn faces competition from Senate Minority Whip ...

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