In the wake of Donald Trump's Election Day triumph, Republicans hope to leverage their control of the White House and Congress to pass a sweeping new agenda for the U.S. Key to making that happen is the Republicans' Senate leader,

Senators John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida, have announced their intentions to replace McConnell as the Senate Republican leader. It is unclear who is the favorite in the race, with most GOP senators not yet publicly endorsing any candidate.