Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined from left by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) CORRECTION: Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., not Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.