On Wednesday, Republicans were projected to secure control of the Senate, solidifying their dominance of the federal government following last week's elections and positioning themselves to pursue significant reforms on immigration and tax policy.

John Thune will replace Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader, and Mike Johnson will remain House speaker in Congress

Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a secret ballot vote.