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

An untested provision in the Constitution might allow him to install his Cabinet picks no matter what the Senate has to say.

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

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, ...

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.

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

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

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

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 ...