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

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

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

The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House—but it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.

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

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

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate ...

Several Republican senators have said they are not inclined to abdicate their "advice and consent" role in presidential ...

Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino has filed paperwork to run for Congress and will self-fund his campaign to succeed Rep.

The Library of Congress said hackers broke into its communications systems and were able to read its email correspondence ...

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota will officially become majority leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3.

The Republican president-elect's victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of ...