With Tuesday marking the 161st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Lincoln historian Steve Beckett shares ...

Texas Democrats are sorting through what went wrong after their shining hopes turned to ash in November — and what it means ...

More than a handful of races are still too close to call, largely because the state’s commitment to vote-by-mail balloting ...

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.

The president-elect is adding nominees to his cabinet as he prepares for another stint in the White House. Here’s what you ...

Republican Senators John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida were all vying for the top ...

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

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

Ted Cruz was in a familiar position: fighting for political survival in a state where other Republicans were routinely ...

In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce ...

If Gabbard is confirmed, her appointment could cause tension with another Trump nominee: Senator Marco Rubio, whom Trump has ...