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

President-elect Trump took a victory lap in the nation’s capital, bouncing from meetings with House Republicans to President ...

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

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

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

Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change ...

Donald Trump wants his incoming party leadership to agree to recess appointments even though Republicans control the Senate.

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

“Republican control of the Senate thus gives Trump the chance to use recess appointments in radically new way — basically, ...

What will the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, which Trump helped to build, have to say about Trump’s view that ...

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