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

U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune of South Dakota to be the Majority Leader starting in January, opting for a seasoned and well-respected lawmaker despite pressure by supporters of Donald ...

The U.S. Senate could vote as soon as Wednesday on legislation that would block arms sales to Israel, backed by lawmakers who ...

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

The US has been a vocal critic of the ICC chief prosecutor's decision to apply for arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and ...

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.

President-elect Donald Trump’s calls for the Senate to permit recess appointments are becoming the first test of Republican ...

For the large part the transition to another Trump White House already has triggered slack-jawed reactions to some of the ...

Donald Trump 's MAGA fanbase raged after it was leaked that Mitch McConnell said 'there will be no recess appointments' for ...

Trump backers slam Senator Mitch McConnell online referencing his freezing episodes in series of attacks after lawmaker ...

The Sun Sentinel called out President-elect Donald Trump's U.S. attorney general pick, saying he was a "rogue Florida ...