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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon on Tuesday, the latest in a series of medical incidents for him in recent years.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As President-elect Donald Trump digs in on his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Republican senators are divided over how much information they will demand to move his confirmation -- and how much to push back on Trump as he demands that they quickly rubber stamp his Cabinet once he takes office in January.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Sen. Mitch McConnell into a key position as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate leader Mitch McConnell and lead their new majority next year -- a decision that could shape the future of the Senate, and the party, as Donald Trump reclaims the presidency.