WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (C) speaks after being elected Senate Majority Leader for the 119th Congress following the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) as Majority Leader, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) (2nd-L) as Assistant Majority Leader, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) (2nd-R) as Republican Conference Chair, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) (R) as Republican Policy Committee Chair, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) (L) as Republican Conference Vice Chair and Sen. Tim Scott (R-FL) as National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***