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Congress

Trump Win, New Senate GOP Majority Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Posts

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, November 6th, 2024

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Trump Win, New Senate GOP Majority Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Posts

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee posture hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2023. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Wright)

In the wake of Donald Trump securing his second term as president, the GOP on election day also regained majority in the Senate with new leaders set to take over the upper chamber’s defense authorization and spending panels in the next Congress. While much remains to be finalized with key committee posts in the coming months, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is in position to take over as the likely next leader of the Senate Armed Services Committee and potentially pursue…

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