Top Republican Launches Bid to Succeed Mitch McConnell

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) on March 4 officially launched a bid to become the top Republican in the Senate, after the current minority leader announced he would step down. Mr. Thune told South Dakota outlets that he’s interested in becoming the GOP leader in a vote that will take place after the November elections. “I hope to be, and I’m going to do everything I can to convince my colleagues,” Mr. Thune told KELOLAND News. “They’re the voters. They’re the ones who ultimately make the decision.” He added, with references to President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), “But that as we look at a new generation of consistent, principled, conservative leadership in the United States Senate that empowers our Senate Republicans, that puts a check and balanced against the Schumer, what has been a very liberal Schumer/Biden agenda, I’m prepared to lead that effort.”...