WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) 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. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) 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. Thom Tillis (R-NC) 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. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) 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. Katie Britt (R-AL) 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. John Kennedy (R-LA) 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. Thom Tillis (R-NC) 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)