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

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.

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

President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Sen. John Thune on winning election to the role of Senate majority leader, ...

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

Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen.

John Thune, R-S.D., as the new Senate majority leader as longtime top Senate Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is ...

Meanwhile, in the House, Republicans reelected Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina to lead the National Republican ...

Here’s what you need to know about who is replacing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and becoming a key player in the ...

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) – who has long been hostile to LGBTQ+ rights – as the next Senate ...

The future of Donald Trump’s second term in office will be shaped inside a closed room in the United States Senate on ...

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