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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The 2024 election has installed a regime of one-party government in Washington. Come Jan. 20, the presidency, the Senate, and ...

Senate Republicans are faced with the choice of whether to assert independence or confirm a string of unqualified nominees.

On regular Earth, Matt Gaetz is an awful A.G. pick in every way. On Planet MAGA, it’s a signal from Dear Leader to senators ...

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