US Senator

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among U.S. GOP senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader. It makes the South Dakota Republican a key partner on Capitol Hill to President-elect Donald Trump. Thune beat out two other competitors, including Sen. John Cornyn. That's along with Rick Scott, backed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.

Sen. Katie Britt called President Joe Biden a “dithering and diminished leader” in the Republican rebuttal to his State of the Union address Thursday evening. The first-term Alabama Republican is the youngest woman in the Senate.

Being a U.S. Senator was secondary in Alabama politics; governor is still probably the most important, glamorous political position today, but it…