Sen. John Thune, McConnell’s No. 2, teases bid for Senate GOP leader
Washington — Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, teased a widely anticipated bid for Senate GOP leader in a pair of interviews on Monday, hinting at an upcoming bid to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell. “I hope to be,” Thune said in an interview with South Dakota’s KELOLAND News, when asked whether he wants to