Tech billionaire Elon Musk, an ally of President-elect Trump, publicly backed Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) in the race for Senate GOP leader. “Rick Scott for Set Majority Leader!” Musk posted ...

Thune, 63, defeated Elon Musk’s candidate Rick Scott and another ... Trump’s demand for the next GOP leader in the chamber to ...

John Thune of South Dakota to be the next Senate Majority Leader. That's despite an online pressure campaign waged by Elon Musk and others in support of Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who pitched ...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) will replace Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) as chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, a body representing the chamber’s most conservative members. Scott was elected to the ...