Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate ...

U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune to lead the chamber next year, opting for a well-regarded insider and shrugging ...

The new Senate Republican majority is promising to leave the filibuster alone — even if it stands in the way of the Trump ...

Trump suggested on Sunday bypassing Senate confirmation of his political appointments through the use of recess appointments.

Keeping the House would give Republicans the power to ram through policies like tax cuts, energy deregulation and border ...

Mitch McConnell is on his way out—and Donald Trump’s biggest allies are trying to bully Republican senators into backing ...

Republicans have finally completed the so-called trifecta and secured the 218 seats required for control of the U.S. House of ...

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

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 ...

S.D., as the next party leader, launching a new era for the GOP after nearly two decades with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ...

With the GOP on the brink of a governing trifecta in Washington, Trump looms larger than ever, particularly on Capitol Hill, where his influence looks set to grow.