Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...

A recess appointment would allow Trump to install some officials and sidestep lengthy hearings and a floor vote.

The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the ...

Once the nomination is brought to the Senate floor, lawmakers agree on a date to debate the nomination. Once debate is ...

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next Senate majority leader this week. Thune won in a secret ...

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 in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and ...

Donald Trump will begin his second term as president the same way he began his first—with Republicans controlling both the ...

The South Dakota Republican failed in his first try for the Senate but came back to defeat a chamber leader. Now he will be ...

Sen. John Thune has been voted Senate Majority Leader, replacing Mitch McConnell, following a secret-ballot vote on Wednesday.

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