Wyoming’s Barrasso secures No. 2 GOP post as Senate Minority Whip

Republican senators elected Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso as minority whip for the incoming 120th Congress, making him the party’s No. 2 leader in the Senate. Barrasso said Republicans must unite in opposing the Democratic majority and advancing their priorities. Senators also reelected John Thune as party leader, while some Republicans, including Ron Johnson, criticized holding leadership elections before a fuller review of the party’s election defeat.