U.S. senator, R-Utah
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Sens. Ron Johnson, Mike Lee and Rick Scott want Republicans to postpone Tuesday's leadership election and tie Thune's future to what the Senate does in its last weeks of GOP control. Thune is running unopposed, but the push could shape the final two months of Republican rule.
A Senate vote Monday will show whether a bipartisan energy and construction bill can pass before Democrats take control of Congress. Some Democrats say they won a mandate to demand more. Others say this deal is the best they will get.
On election night, Utah Sen. John Curtis said Republicans had abandoned fiscal responsibility and pointed to a war that disrupted oil markets. His own record includes a vote for the 2025 tax law, which the CBO estimated would add $3.4 trillion to deficits, and a vote against ending the Iran war.
