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Sen. John Thune (R-SD) speaks to the media after being chosen to serve as Senate majority leader at the United States Capitol. ​
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Republicans win the House and elect new Senate majority leader

Republicans won the House of Representatives late Wednesday, clinching a trifecta with both branches of Congress and the White House, and ensuring Donald Trump has a strong mandate to pursue his agenda. In the Senate, meanwhile, Republicans elected John Thune of South Dakota to serve as majority leader in the next Congress.

Ending the filibuster: Senator Chris Coons' changed views & a Biden administration
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Ending the filibuster: Senator Chris Coons' changed views & a Biden administration

In a new interview with Ian Bremmer for GZERO World, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, once an ardent defender of the filibuster, explains why he's had a change of heart on the procedural policy. The filibuster prevents a simple majority from passing legislation in the Senate, and has been a tool that Coons says allowed Sen. Mitch McConnell, then Minority Leader, to "use the power of the minority to thwart the Obama Administration's agenda." Coons says, should VP Biden win the 2020 election, "I'm not willing to sit by for four years and watch an entire administration lose the opportunity to make real change."