Majority Leader Thune says Senate GOP won't 'stand idly by' as Democrats take control of Congress
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- Fox News reports: “In the face of an electoral rout, Senate Majority Leader John Thune declared that Senate Republicans will work with President Donald Trump against "Democrat extremism."”
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