John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of ...

Donald Trump’s increasingly provocative Cabinet picks have left some Republican senators aghast and Washington in shock.

Texas House Republican Brian Harrison said the proposal would "ensure our U.S. Senators serve the best interest of the State ...

Donald Trump was elected with a mandate last week. He's now using it to challenge Republican senators to confirm his Cabinet ...

Hours of closed-door huddling with the trio of contenders fielding questions offered few clues to senators over who will ...

Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

Plus, a federal indictment details the nearly eight-month FBI operation that led to bribery charges against city and county ...

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 ...

Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., is planning to make ushering in President-Elect Donald Trump's immigration agenda ...

The leadership election marks a monumental changing of the guard after nearly two decades with McConnell as Senate GOP leader ...

WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump's unexpected choice ... But the choice also sparked some of the first criticism of ...