President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty ...

John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday ... Wayne So long to ‘America’s Flagship’: Hampton ...

President-elect Donald Trump is still choosing his nominees for his second term in the White House − and making some ...

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 ...

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

John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida are running in a secret ballot election Wednesday ...

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 ...

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