The Senate will be tasked with confirming the former Florida congressman after being tapped by President-elect Trump to ...

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, ...

Republicans and Democrats alike insisted that the findings of the House Ethics Committee, which has been investigating the ...

"I think there should not be any limitations on the Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation, including whatever the House ...

Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he “absolutely” wants to see the House ...

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

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

Matt Gaetz (R-Florida). Paxton’s possible appointment had sparked speculation among Texas political circles, but he was not selected. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) lost his bid to become the next ...

Texas House Republican Brian Harrison said the proposal would "ensure our U.S. Senators serve the best interest of the State ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans will gather behind closed doors on Wednesday to pick their next leader in the ...