Republican senators have elected John Thune from South Dakota as their new leader in the US Senate. This follows the party’s majority win in the recent presidential elections, which also reinstated Donald Trump in the White House. Until January, Mitch McConnell will remain as minority leader. Thune, a senator since 2005, has previously criticized Trump’s attempts to contest the 2020 election results but backed him in the latest elections. Thune expressed pride in the Republican agenda and commitment to Trump’s leadership moving forward.