Senate Republicans chose John Thune of South Dakota, a longtime Mitch McConnell deputy, as their new leader over Donald Trump ...

Sen. Tom Cotton will be the third-ranked Republican after ousting a sitting leadership member and will be Senate Intel ...

Arizona State Senate Candidate John McLean, 68, was killed by a suspected drunk driver as they ran through a stop sign at an ...

Republicans will have a likely 53-seat majority when they start the confirmation process in the next Congress, up one from ...

Pennsylvania's other senator, Sen. John Fetterman, is weighing in on the commonwealth's recount of the US Senate race between ...

As of Nov. 15, the soon-to-be U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he does not favor recess appointments for President ...

Prominent legal commentator David Lat suggests how to prevent the former Florida congressman from becoming the next attorney ...

Senate Republicans are faced with the choice of whether to assert independence or confirm a string of unqualified nominees.

Recess appointments could allow the president-elect to bypass Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in ...

The journey of U.S. Sen. John Thune to new Senate majority leader began 20 years ago in one of the hardest fought, ...

Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks, ...

Agriculture groups rally behind Thune's election as Senate majority leader as a new Farm Bill remains a top concern for the ...