Lawmakers in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after Republicans scored a trifecta — winning ...

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.

Republicans are giddy and preparing for at least two years with a trifecta. Democrats are reassessing their losses and ...

Donald Trump was elected with a mandate last week. He's now using it to challenge Republican senators to confirm his Cabinet ...

An online army of Trump supporters mobilized to push for the underdog candidate, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., seeing him as the most loyal among their options. Not only did the effort fail, but some GOP ...

As Republicans prepare to take control of the Senate in January, all eyes are on the three-way contest to replace Senate ...

Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., to the chamber’s top leadership position on Wednesday in a secret ballot ...

The Kentucky stalwart, 82, has been the GOP leader in the Senate since 2007. Although the men viscerally dislike one another — McConnell was booed at Trump’s 2024 convention — McConnell and Trump were ...

Marco Rubio, a Florida U.S. senator since 2011, has been chosen by Donald Trump to serve as secretary of state in the ...

Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s ...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) won an uncontested race Wednesday to become the No. 4 Senate Republican, keeping her hold ...

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be the new party leader in the chamber.