U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune of South Dakota to be the Majority Leader starting in January, opting for a seasoned and well-respected lawmaker despite pressure by supporters of Donald ...

President-Elect Donald Trump’s cabinet is taking shape as more announcements continue. Each of the candidates nominated for a ...

They are expressing high hopes for unified control of government. But before they’ll be able to celebrate enacting sweeping changes to the country’s tax code or overhauling the health insurance ...

The Senate's draft farm bill comes with only a few weeks left to finish legislation and with differences from the House bill.

As Trump's base claims he can appoint his cabinet through recess appointments, McConnell defends the Senate's role, suggests ...

President-elect Trump appears to have plenty of political power, but the calendar and congressional negotiations could ...

A number of groups want a full investigation of the allegations that former Rep. Matt Gaetz had sex with a minor.

Gaetz resigned from Congress after being nominated as the next U.S. attorney general by President-elect Donald Trump.

After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in ...

A deleted quote attributed to Sen. McConnell set Pres.-elect Trump's supporters off over possible interference in staff recess appointments.

"Thune, Grassley, and Ernst have a choice to make. Is their loyalty to one man, Donald Trump, or is it to the Constitution ...?" ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate could vote as soon as Wednesday on legislation that would block arms sales to ...