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 Mitch McConnell into a key ...

Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a member of the Judiciary panel, said he didn’t know Gaetz “other than his public persona," and said he won’t “prejudge any of these” nominations. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, ...

In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell when he steps down from the post at the begin ...

Photo: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) ahead of the Senate Republican leadership election in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Madalina ...

“I look forward to working with him.” Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in two rounds of secret ballots behind ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate ...

The tone for Trump’s return to the White House has been generally cordial, and he met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday, ...

The Florida congressman will need support from the majority of the Senate to be confirmed, which some Republicans said will ...

John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Neither are set to get there after Wednesday. Cornyn, for his part, hoped ...

CNN aired a montage of Republican senators dodging questions about Trump's nomination of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for attorney general on Wednesday.

Former White House aide Peter Navarro questioned whether President-elect Trump’s nominees could get confirmed if either Sen.

Gaetz's confirmation as attorney general may be met with resistance from the Senate. But President-elect Trump may have a way ...