He rode a remarkable and ahistoric wave back to re-election last week, one in which his allies expanded their majority in the House, and the Senate will return in January with Republicans holding the gavels.

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.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose their next majority leader to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell and brought to a close an intense pressure campaign from President-elect Donald Trump's MAGA allies. Sen.