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There was no better place in Washington, D.C. to watch this week’s election night festivities than the watch party hosted by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Washington Reporter, sources on and off the Hill gushed to the Reporter.

Hundreds of people came to ATR’s headquarters, for the company, for the open bar, and for the seemingly endless amount of chicken sandwiches, pizza, and desserts.

“If there’s one word I would use to describe the atmosphere of the crowd of conservatives gathered, it would be joy,” Mike Palicz, ATR’s Director of Tax Policy, told the Reporter. “We had people from across the center-right movement there; everyone was celebrating because they knew what this victory meant. Just unified joy for conservatives.”

Sen. John Thune (R., S.D.) wants a promotion later this month, from serving as Senate minority whip to serving as Senate GOP Leader — and he spent 2024 campaigning for the upcoming moment.

Thune raised over $33 million in hard dollars this cycle for the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and for GOP Senate candidates — in one instance, Thune made a historic $4 million transfer to the NRSC, which went directly to GOP candidates.

Thune’s sizable totals are second only to those raised by NRSC chairman, Sen. Steve Daines (R., Mont.), a source familiar told the Washington Reporter. Daines is reportedly backing Thune in his GOP Leader bid. Both senators are from neighboring states and are avid outdoorsmen.

Top Democrats who called for the abolition of the filibuster have fallen silent following the 2024 election, in which Republicans claimed a larger-than-expected majority in the Senate.

Abolishing the filibuster, or calling for its “reform,” has become a popular rallying cry for Democratic politicians. Some, like Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), make minimal effort to appear moderate. Others who oppose the filibuster, such as Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D., Wis.), closed out the election cycle by running ads touting their work with President Donald Trump.

The Reporter reached out to several top Senate Democrats, including Sanders and Baldwin, after Election Day, to see if their support for abolishing the filibuster remains. None, however, responded.

Rep. Burgess Owens (R., Utah) helped to elect more than 40 candidates this cycle via either in-person campaign events or donations, his campaign told the Washington Reporter.

Owens, who is running to chair the House’s Education and Workforce Committee, campaigned for incumbents, in potentially tough districts, such as Rep. Michelle Steel (R., Calif.), John James (R., Mich.), Jeff Van Drew (R., N.J.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R., Iowa), and Monica de la Cruz (R., Texas).

Owens also campaigned for successful GOP challengers, like Rob Bresnahan, who ousted Rep. Matt Cartwright (D., Penn.). Owens also donated tens of thousands of dollars to dozens of GOP candidates who were part of Speaker Mike Johnson’s Slate and Patriot Programs, including to returning Reps. Don Bacon (R., Neb.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R., Pa.), and Tom Kean (R., N.J.), and to his future colleagues, like Tom Barrett, who flipped a House seat in Michigan.