President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has been rolling out his picks for key positions in his administration, many of which will ...

Republican senators signaled Thursday that they plan to closely scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing dogging Trump’s pick to ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership post earlier this year, ending his historic ...

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

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

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s plan to nominate loyalists for critical roles, including Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth, has ...

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 ...

In the days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his transition effort as far more disciplined than ...

As the 75-day transition period has begun, President-elect Donald Trump has to select who will serve in his cabinet.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 Sen. Mitch ...