Historically, the majority leadership and the temporary presidency of the Senate were held by the same person.

Following the precedent of 1913, the temporary presidency and the majority leadership would have been separated again under this scenario.

The majority leadership had planned to bring the budget resolution to the House floor for a vote on Tuesday afternoon.

Johnson did not, however, try to convert those numbers into the majority leadership.

"We're looking to majority Democratic leadership in this country."

He regained the majority leadership when the Democrats took back control of the Senate in 1986.

"The rules are whatever the majority leadership says they are at any given nanosecond."

And a big, contentious bill like the tobacco measure can conceivably pass even if the majority leadership is opposed.

No one expects her to drop the rules that give the majority leadership powerful control over the House agenda.

They dealt in critical fashion with the quality of the majority leadership and the minority opposition.