The Senate returns to Washington facing more tough decisions about controversial nominations by Donald Trump. It comes as the president-elect is also pushing to bypass the Senate entirely in ...

In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace ...

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

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

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

Trump measures fealty in GOP Senate  Cabinet picks under scrutiny Q&A with British ambassador to US Biden in Brazil for the ...

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

With the GOP on the brink of a governing trifecta in Washington, Trump looms larger than ever, particularly on Capitol Hill, ...

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

President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...

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

The president-elect said the next Senate majority leader should be open to bypassing Senate confirmation for administration ...