Following the election, Republicans will control the Senate with a 53 to 47 majority, but one question remains -- who will become the new Senate majority leader? Outgoing leader Mitch McConnell will remain in Congress but will step aside as the longest serving party leader in history.

President-elect Donald Trump waded into the contest for the US Senate’s next majority leader, saying any Republican seeking the post must favor recess appointments to allow positions for his incoming administration to be filled “in a timely manner.

Former Trump adviser Dr. Sebastian Gorka has encouraged the president-elect to endorse Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader. A chorus of pro-MAGA voices have backed Scott for the position, though South Dakota Sen. John Thune, who is also seeking the position, has urged Trump to stay out of the race.