Scott, Hawley decline to commit to backing Thune for leader

Two prominent Senate conservatives, Senate Steering Committee Chairman Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), on Monday declined to commit to voting to re-elect Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) as Senate GOP leader after the party lost at least seven seats in the midterm election. Scott, who signed a letter requesting to postpone Tuesday’s Senate…