Although most U.S. senators are tight lipped ahead of the vote for Republican leader, many influential figures online are starting to put their thumb on the scale.Republican Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida are going head-to-head in the race to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday. As of now, only nine senators have made public endorsements. Despite this uptick in support for Scott, President-elect Donald Trump has not yet endorsed any candidate, and it is unclear if he plans to. Thune has secured the backing of Republican Sens. Steve Daines of Montana, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, and Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma. Cornyn has so far gained one endorsement, from Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri. Scott has the largest public backing, with Republican Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Marco Rubio from Florida, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama. Unlike his competitors, big players outside of D.C. have also come to bat for Scott. Over the weekend, Scott racked up endorsements from politicos and media personalities like Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vivek Ramaswamay, and Charlie Kirk. "What the hell is going on in the US Senate?" Carlson asked in a post on X. "Hours after Donald Trump wins the most conclusive mandate in 40 years, Mitch McConnell engineers a coup against his agenda by calling early leadership elections in the senate. Two of the three candidates hate Trump and what he ran on.""One of them, John Cornyn, is an angry liberal whose politics are indistinguishable from Liz Cheney’s," Carlson continued. "The election is Wednesday, it’s by secret ballot, and it will determine whether or not the new administration succeeds. Rick Scott of Florida is the only candidate who agrees with Donald Trump. Call your senator and demand a public endorsement of Rick Scott. Don’t let McConnell get away with it again."Despite this uptick in support for Scott, President-elect Donald Trump has not yet endorsed any candidate, and it is unclear if he plans to. At the same time, Trump has put forth a standard he expects the senators to follow, should they be elected leader. On Sunday, Trump declared that any Republican leader must support recess appointments, which would allow the president to appoint an individual to a federal office without a Senate confirmation. This would greatly reduce the glacial pace of Senate confirmations and strengthen Trump's ability to staff federal offices with candidates of his choosing. That being said, Republicans are fairly insulated from external pressures throughout this process. For one thing, on Tuesday, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is set to hold a forum behind closed doors where the three candidates can privately make their pitches to their conference. The morning after, the Republican conference will vote for the GOP leader with secret ballots.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

There’s bad news for anyone hoping to get their hands on a new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU, as the stock situation doesn’t look as though it’s going to be fixed any time soon. In fact, UK tech retailer Overclockers has decided to be straight-up honest with its customers, admitting that it’s not expecting decent stock of the new processor until next year. We loved this new AMD chip when we benchmarked it in our Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, with its extra clock speed and Zen 5 architecture combining to make a formidable gaming CPU that can also cope with hefty multi-threaded workloads. While the 9800X3D is undoubtedly the best gaming CPU you can buy right now, limited supply means that it’s basically impossible to buy unless you’re willing to hand a silly amount of money to scalpers on eBay. Continue reading New AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D stock not expected until 2025, says gaming CPU retailer MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review

A fun fact about me is that, once upon a time, I was very, very good at Overwatch. Starting out as a support main on Moira (so basically a damage dealer), I swapped across to DPS and quickly cemented myself as a Master-tier player. But that was many, many moons ago. As a withering [redacted] year old games writer who can't quite compete with the zoomers anymore, I often find myself reminiscing about the good ol' days of the original Overwatch, and now it's coming back to life in the form of Overwatch Classic, a new, limited-time mode for OW2. Continue reading Overwatch Classic is coming, but only for a limited time MORE FROM PCGAMESN: All Overwatch 2 characters, Best Overwatch 2 settings, Overwatch 2 tier list

Reality marches on. Games rise and fall. Today’s darlings are tomorrow’s footnotes. The number of truly timeless PC games is extremely small. Doom will never die. Civilization is here to stay. Counter-Strike, Battlefield, and Escape From Tarkov aren’t going anywhere. But even great games may unceremoniously fall into the ravine of history - that is, unless they’re Rising Storm 2 Vietnam, which somehow, seven years after it was first released, has just gotten a new update. Published by Tripwire, the label behind Chivalry 2 and the Killing Floor series, Rising Storm 2 is a brutal, bloody shooter that makes Hell Let Loose look like Splatoon. If you never played it before, or you’ve not picked it up for years, now is the time to go back. Continue reading After seven years, deeply realistic FPS Rising Storm 2 suddenly gets new update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best FPS games, Best multiplayer games, Best war games

While Bethesda may have some hiccups in its decades-long existence, it’s hard to fault the company’s incredible amount of hits. From the likes of the space-faring Starfield or becoming the last of the Dovah-Kiin in Skyrim, or the Nazi-killing prowess of Wolfenstein’s B.J. Blazkowicz, there are plenty of incredible must-play titles. Continue reading From Starfield to Skyrim, the best Bethesda RPGs are now up to 87% off MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Starfield mods, Best RPGs, Best space games

Ever since Stardew Valley dropped in 2016, we’ve been inundated with cozy, pixel art RPGs. Everywhere you look someone is taking the genre in a new and interesting direction, and the newly released Everholm is the latest to catch my eye. A diverse mix of interpersonal relationships, isometric dungeons, and more life sim activities than you can shake a magical stick at, not everything is sunshine and rainbows. Everholm might hide some spooky secrets in the dark, but it’s already looking bright enough to keep me hooked. Continue reading New Stardew Valley like RPG Everholm is finally here MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best relaxing games, Best management games, Games like Stardew Valley

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