Senate Majority Leader Contenders Differ Mostly on Process, Not Policy

Big changes could be coming in how the upper chamber of Congress is managed when the 119th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2025.

The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 16, 2023.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

News Analysis

WASHINGTON—Washington pundits are portraying the contest for Senate majority leader as pitting two well-liked GOP establishment favorites—Sen. John Thune of South Dakota and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas—against Florida conservative Sen. Rick Scott, a relative youngster in Congress, who is expected to rock the boat big-time.