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

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be ...

President-elect Donald Trump is calling on Republicans in the running for Senate majority leadership to allow him to make ...

McConnell -- the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, holding the top role since 2007 -- plans to step down from ...

Senate Republicans are poised to make a historic decision on Wednesday when they'll gather behind closed doors to select ...

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is making waves in his push to become Senate Majority Leader, even though his opponents might have ...

Republican Senators Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee and Ron Johnson have all endorsed Scott, as have leading figures in the ...

The Associated Press projects Republicans will hold an extraordinarily thin majority in the House of Representatives, ...

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.

Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a ...

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

Several senators hoping to take over Schumer’s role as majority leader quickly expressed their support for Trump’s proposal.