Senator John Thune (R-SD), newly elected Senate Majority Leader for the upcoming 119th Congress, speaks to reporters at the US Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Republicans in the US Senate picked Thune as the chamber's new leader Wednesday as lawmakers scrambling to prepare for President-elect Donald Trump's new administration rejected his camp's favored candidate. (Photo by Ting Shen / AFP) (Photo by TING SHEN/AFP via Getty Images)