U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is making waves in his push to become Senate Majority Leader, even though his opponents might have better odds.

As President-elect Donald Trump seeks to consolidate his grip on the levers of power in Washington before returning to office next year, his supporters are pushing to shake up the normally clubby Republican leadership rituals of the U.

U.S. Senate Republicans will gather behind closed doors on Wednesday to pick their next leader in the face of a public pressure campaign by supporters of President-elect Donald Trump who favor the long-shot bid of a hardline Trump loyalist.

The election of Republican John Thune of South Dakota as Senate majority leader tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with shepherding the agenda of President-elect Donald Trump through Congress.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as that chamber’s next majority leader during a closed-door, secret ballot election. When Thune takes over in January, it will mark the first time since 2007 that Kentucky Sen.