Here’s everything you need to know about the candidates and who came out on top to replace Senate Minority Leader McConnell ...

After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a “mandate” to govern.

Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to appoint his nominees while the Senate is not in session, skirting the ...

By Emel Akan, Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — With Republicans projected to retain control of ...

The outcome of the secret leadership ballot, expected after the November election, is deeply uncertain. It’s a weighty choice ...

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) – who has long been hostile to LGBTQ+ rights – as the next Senate ...

The president-elect isn’t worried about Senate Republicans growing a backbone. They're unlikely to prove him wrong.

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

A look at the three candidates: Thune, 63, defeated then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle in 2004 after arguing during the campaign that Daschle had lost his South Dakota roots during his years in ...

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold ...

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in ...

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key ...