The Florida congressman will need support from the majority of the Senate to be confirmed, which some Republicans said will ...

Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) weighed in on President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his ...

Donald Trump was elected with a mandate last week. He's now using it to challenge Republican senators to confirm his Cabinet ...

Eric Hovde, the Wisconsin Republican who nearly unseated Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, acknowledged this week that he lost ...

Several senators said they were shocked at the nomination, raising questions about whether they will check Trump.

The mild-mannered South Dakotan and top McConnell ally recently made efforts to patch up his relationship with ...

The Senate Republican Conference voted 29-24 to elect GOP Whip John Thune as the new majority leader on Wednesday, marking a ...

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected next Senate majority leader, making him a key partner in power to Trump ...

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with Trump despite differences the two have had ...

U.S. Senator Rick Scott was eliminated in the first ballot in the contest for Senate majority leader, according to a source.

Speaker Mike Johnson said he was willing to work with ‘whatever margin I have’ to advance President-elect Donald Trump’s ...

Senate Republicans have elected their colleague from South Dakota, John Thune, as their new leader in the chamber. The ...