GOP Senators Huddle To Plot Post-McConnell Majority

Axios reports:

A half-dozen conservative senators known as the “Breakfast Club” are banding together to try to influence the race for Senate GOP leader — and how the chamber would run with a Republican majority. The Breakfast Club is an unofficial group but it’s as close as the Senate gets to the House Freedom Caucus, which has been a persistent thorn in the side of GOP leadership during one of the most chaotic sessions in that chamber’s history.

The Senate group, which includes Republican Sens. Rick Scott (Florida), Ted Cruz (Texas), Ron Johnson (Wisconsin), Mike Lee (Utah), Mike Braun (Indiana) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), meets one morning each week. Breakfast Club members see the likelihood of a GOP majority in the Senate next year — along with the battle to replace McConnell — as a chance to shift more power their way.

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The “Breakfast Club” is an unofficial group that includes half-dozen conservative senators. They see the likelihood of a GOP majority in the Senate next year — along with the battle to replace McConnell — as a chance to shift more power their way. https://t.co/GBAnF5YIGI

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