McConnell faces challenge from Scott as GOP senators regroup

FILE — Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., listens at right during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, March 8, 2022. Following the 2022 midterm elections, Scott, an ally of former President Donald Trump, is mounting a long-shot bid to unseat McConnell from his longtime position as Senate Republican leader. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)