Ironically, McConnell’s best interpersonal relationship with any president during his long political career was with Joe ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell didn’t ruin Congress. That distinction rests with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his band of ...

Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat turned Republican who represented Hawaii in the House, is Trump’s nominee to be the director of ...

S.D., became the next Senate majority leader after two rounds of voting, taking the reins of the party from the longest ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold ...

Democrats are searching for whatever silver lining may present itself fresh off the GOP securing a clean sweep of Congress and the White House. One has materialized with Republicans’ selection ...

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in ...