Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate ...

U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune to lead the chamber next year, opting for a well-regarded insider and shrugging ...

Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a ...

Trump suggested on Sunday bypassing Senate confirmation of his political appointments through the use of recess appointments.

Mitch McConnell is on his way out—and Donald Trump’s biggest allies are trying to bully Republican senators into backing ...

Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to appoint his nominees while the Senate is not in session, skirting the ...

Republicans have finally completed the so-called trifecta and secured the 218 seats required for control of the U.S. House of ...

Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty ...

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

Republican control could be a moderating force on Mr Trump. The Senate has welcomed more right-populist Republican members ...