Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in a position ...

U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune of South Dakota to be the Majority Leader starting in January, opting for a ...

A deleted quote attributed to Sen. McConnell set Pres.-elect Trump's supporters off over possible interference in staff recess appointments.

From left are Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and Iowa Republican Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley. (Photo ...

Republicans will have a likely 53-seat majority when they start the confirmation process in the next Congress, up one from ...

"What a whirlwind of activity. And that was just week one. Let's see what's next," said WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.

As of Nov. 15, the soon-to-be U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he does not favor recess appointments for President ...

Trump had said that the next Senate leader must agree to recess appointments in order "to get people confirmed in a timely ...

His team of cronies includes establishment hawks and cranky outsiders who are more likely to deliver global anarchy than world peace.

( The Hill) – Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump’s controversial ...

Recess appointments could allow the president-elect to bypass Senate confirmations for some of the most powerful positions in ...

Agriculture groups rally behind Thune's election as Senate majority leader as a new Farm Bill remains a top concern for the ...