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Senate Republicans elected by acclamation Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to serve as majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January. Senators held leadership elections Thursday morning.
McConnell's elevation was not in doubt after Republicans picked up at least eight seats in the midterm elections. A Louisiana Senate race heads to a Dec. 6 runoff where GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy is favored over Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. If he wins, McConnell will have a 54-seat majority next year.
Democrats re-elected Harry Reid of Nevada to lead their caucus, but also added new faces to their leadership team to include Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in policy advisor roles. Warren is a popular figure among the party's progressive base, which had lackluster turnout on Election Day. Senate Democrats now have four women serving in a leadership team that also includes Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
At least two Democrats, Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, said they did not support Reid's re-election. "They want change in Washington," McCaskill said in a statement. "Common sense tells me that begins with changes in leadership."
Read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...connell-senate-leadership-elections/18942053/
McConnell's elevation was not in doubt after Republicans picked up at least eight seats in the midterm elections. A Louisiana Senate race heads to a Dec. 6 runoff where GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy is favored over Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. If he wins, McConnell will have a 54-seat majority next year.
Democrats re-elected Harry Reid of Nevada to lead their caucus, but also added new faces to their leadership team to include Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in policy advisor roles. Warren is a popular figure among the party's progressive base, which had lackluster turnout on Election Day. Senate Democrats now have four women serving in a leadership team that also includes Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
At least two Democrats, Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, said they did not support Reid's re-election. "They want change in Washington," McCaskill said in a statement. "Common sense tells me that begins with changes in leadership."
Read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...connell-senate-leadership-elections/18942053/
