The Senate Republican Steering Committee will have a new chair for the 119th Congress, with Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) stepping down to lead the Energy committee, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The committee includes many of the most conservative senators — serving as a sort of Freedom Caucus in the Senate.

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President-elect Donald Trump emerged from a lengthy meeting on Capitol Hill with Republican senators late Wednesday with no preferred strategy for tackling his legislative priorities as House and Senate GOP leaders are straining to develop a plan as the party takes power in Washington.