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Mitch McConnell re-elected Senate Majority Leader

Posted at 10:36 AM, Nov 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-16 10:36:58-05

WASHINGTON – Mitch McConnell has been re-elected Senate Majority Leader Wednesday in a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans, McConnell aide Don Stewart said.

McConnell was formally nominated by Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen.-elect Todd Young of Indiana, two races the Kentucky Republican was heavily focused on, according to Stewart.