<p>WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fresh from their election victory, Senate Republicans on Wednesday confirmed that Sen. Trent Lott will remain their leader when the new Senate convenes in January under GOP control.</p>
<p>Lott, who has led the Senate Republicans since Sen. Bob Dole resigned to run for president in 1996, said security issues -- national security and the economic, health care and retirement security of Americans -- will be his focus when he resumes the role of Senate majority leader that he lost when Democrats took control of the Senate 18 months ago.</p>