The Hill
Washington political news outlet reporting the Budget-chair succession and Republican candidate scramble.
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The Hill reported this week that Majority Leader John Thune is moving to install Senator Ron Johnson as the Senate Budget Committee's new chair, with Johnson's office confirming he is prepared to serve once the appointment is formally announced. It separately reported that Mark Lynch, beaten by Lindsey Graham by nearly 28 points in June, is entering the special primary to succeed him, and that Ralph Norman asked President Trump for an endorsement and received only "give me a week".
Founded in 1994, The Hill is a Washington DC political news outlet covering Congress, The White House and federal policy, now owned by Nexstar Media Group. It functions here as a source wire on Capitol Hill personnel and campaign moves, not as a subject of the coverage itself.
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