# Majority Leader Thune says Senate GOP won’t ‘stand idly by’ as Democrats take control of Congress

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/majority-leader-thune-says-senate-gop-wont-stand-idly-by-as-democrats-take-control-of-congress/
- Published: 2026-11-04T18:29:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T05:37:45+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/majority-leader-thune-says-senate-gop-wont-stand-idly-by-democrats-take-control-congress
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress.
- Thune says Senate Republicans will resist Democratic priorities.
- Republicans are projected to hold 44 Senate seats.

## Summary

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Republicans would work with President Donald Trump to oppose Democratic policies after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress. The shift will leave Republicans in the minority when the 120th Congress begins early next year, setting up a change in legislative power.

Thune said Senate Republicans had blocked a major tax increase, strengthened border security, confirmed Trump’s Cabinet quickly and approved conservative judges. He argued their work should not be undone and said the party would resist what he called Democratic extremism. Results in Mississippi and Alaska remained unresolved, while available figures put Republicans on 44 Senate seats.

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