Senators Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid Surprise No One and Take Top Senate Jobs

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Republican Mitch McConnell will now be your Senate Majority Leader, elected by unanimous vote to the top GOP leadership spot. Likewise, Democratic Senator Harry Reid was voted in as Minority Leader, though he faced some slight opposition from within the party. The rest of the incumbent leaders for both parties were also reelected, so it'll basically be the same cast of characters, with roles swapped. There's just one small exception: Dems created a special position for Senator Elizabeth Warren, who will take on the role of Strategic Policy Adviser to the Democratic Policy Communications Center, which is a wordy title for liaison to the party's liberal base, which is still a formal title for "people like you, please help us get votes."