{"id":"n_jmb4lq2ss63a7ejhcprq","seq":9983756,"kind":"article","title":"US Senate GOP leader Thune reelected for next 2 years even after election losses","url":"https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/11/11/repub/us-senate-gop-leader-thune-reelected-for-next-2-years-even-after-election-losses","summary":"WASHINGTON — South Dakota Sen. John Thune will remain Republican leader next Congress despite the GOP’s loss of the chamber’s majority in this year’s midterm elections. GOP senators voted behind closed doors Tuesday to keep Thune at the helm and reelected Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso as their whip. Neither was challenged. The other members of […]","published":"2026-11-11T17:17:34Z","seen":"2026-11-11T18:54:16Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-ohiocapitaljournal-com-40a9a7","name":"ohiocapitaljournal.com","domain":"ohiocapitaljournal.com"},"via":"kite-ohiocapitaljournal-com-40a9a7","topics":["ohio","dc bureau","politics & gov","2026 election","south dakota sen. john thune","u.s. senate"],"authors":["Jennifer Shutt, Ariana Figueroa"],"story":"st_lziubxb7jygcb4e77cza","category":"politics","category_p":0.8,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.18,"political":0.81}