Fla., is running as the MAGA candidate, while longtime McConnell deputies John Cornyn, R-Texas, and John Thune, R-S.D., tout their own ties to Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next Senate majority leader after rejecting ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a ...

He replaces current GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has been the top ranking Republican in the Senate since 2007.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose their next majority leader to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell and brought to a close an ...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) was eliminated on the first ballot in the race to succeed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in ...

For the next month, Ohio lawmakers are rushing to pass every remaining bill they want before the year ends. It’s a race to ...

La., is expected to easily win his party's nomination for speaker in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, with a final vote set for January on the House floor.

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday predicted the GOP could win liberal states like California and New York in the next election — and mused about running a fourth time.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leading conservative, announced Wednesday morning he will back Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) for Senate ...

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch ...

We’ve been in the 2000s for a quarter century now. That’s a long time, and over these past 25 years, the world has changed a ...