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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, welcomes incoming Republican senators in his office at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. From left are, Sen.-elect Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., Sen.-elect Jim Banks, R-Ind., Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah, Sen.-elect David McCormick, R-Pa., and Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans are gathering behind closed doors to pick a new majority leader

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Stephen Groves - Associated Press

FILE - Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to media, Oct. 18, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

A look at the candidates vying to be the next Senate majority leader

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Senate Republicans set to pick new leader in first open contest in 18 years

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

A supporter watches results during an election night watch party for Sam Brown, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

Senate Republicans must promise a Trump recess and open ballot for Speaker

By Peter Navarro

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks at a campaign watch party on election night Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Bonita Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Trump world adds pressure to Senate leadership election by favoring Scott

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, speaks in support of Ohio Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Bernie Moreno (not pictured) during a bus tour stop for the Ohio Senate race in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)

Senate Republicans prepare to pick a new leader for new majority

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump brings Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., on stage during a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., Nov. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Who will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader? It remains deeply uncertain

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is surrounded by reporters as he heads to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. John Cornyn outlines policy vision in race to replace Mitch McConnell as GOP leader

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget in Washington, Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (Bonnie Cash/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Two-man race emerges to replace McConnell as Sen. Barrasso passes on bid for GOP leader

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to reporters, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., announced he will step down as Senate Republican leader in November, at the Capitol in Washington. McConnell, 82, is the longest-serving Senate leader in history. He's maintained his power in the face of dramatic changes in the Republican Party. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Sen. John Cornyn first to run for McConnell’s leadership post

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to reporters as the Senate dashes to wrap up votes on amendments on the big debt ceiling and budget cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cornyn pushes back after Texas attorney general criticizes his vote for foreign aid

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, center, sits between defense attorneys Tony Buzbee, left, and Mitch Little, right, before his impeachment trial resumes in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP, Pool)

Texas AG Ken Paxton attacks rivals, doesn’t rule out U.S. Senate run now that he’s acquitted

By Paul J. Weber - Associated Press

Senate HELP Committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questions Moderna CEO and Director Stephane Bancel during a Senate HELP Committee hearing on the price of the COVID-19 vaccine, Wednesday, March 22, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bernie Sanders, other ideological warriors stumble in ratings of lawmakers’ effectiveness

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on domestic terrorism, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Cornyn booed at Texas GOP convention for negotiating with Democrats on guns

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, arrives to meet with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., arrive for more bipartisan talks on how to rein in gun violence, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Democratic and Republican negotiators have already reached a broad agreement but still need to convert that accord into legislation, in hopes that Congress could approve it before leaving for its July 4 recess. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gun deal hung up in Senate over ‘red flag’ laws, defining the ‘boyfriend loophole’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with a reporter on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bipartisan gun deal faces obstacles as lawmakers rush to finalize bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a rally near Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 10, 2022, urging Congress to pass gun legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senators break logjam on guns, school safety with bipartisan deal

By Seth McLaughlin and Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., a gun control advocate, is joined at left by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., as they speak to activists demanding action on gun control legislation after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school this week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers forge ahead in search of bipartisan path on gun control

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this image from Senate Television, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, speaks on the Senate floor, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Capitol in Washington. Despite mounting mass shootings in communities nationwide two in the past two weeks alone, including Tuesday in Texas and the racist killing of Black shoppers at a Buffalo, New York, market 10 days earlier lawmakers have been unwilling to set aside their differences and buck the gun lobby to work out any compromise. (Senate Television via AP)

McConnell endorses talks with Dems over possible gun legislation after Texas school massacre

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to the media Feb., 2, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal judges would have to publicly disclose more about their finances under a bill approved by the Senate this week. The bipartisan bill by Cornyn and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., is intended to make it easier for the public to find out if a judge's financial holdings could pose a conflict of interest in a case they are presiding over. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Sen. John Cornyn warns of new era of division in Europe

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times