Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was elected Republican leader, beating out Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after a record-long tenure. Thune elected Senate majority leader House GOP to elect leaders: Races to watch Shellshocked Dems return to Capitol to reckon with drubbing In the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was nominated to retain the gavel despite initial protests from hard-line conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus. He received a boost Wednesday morning, with President-elect Trump backing him for the job during a House GOP conference meeting. Follow along with live updates below.