WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA ) leaves a House Republican Conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Republicans are meeting to elect a new leadership for the new Congress in January. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) walks to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held the meeting to discuss leadership roles within their party ahead of the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) walks to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held the meeting to discuss leadership roles within their party ahead of the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) walks to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held the meeting to discuss leadership roles within their party ahead of the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) walks to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held the meeting to discuss leadership roles within their party ahead of the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) walks to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held the meeting to discuss leadership roles within their party ahead of the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) walks to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held the meeting to discuss leadership roles within their party ahead of the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) walks to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S Capitol Building on November 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held the meeting to discuss leadership roles within their party ahead of the new congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)