John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump presented him with ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump is calling on Republicans in the running for Senate majority leadership to allow him to make ...

Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a ...

President-elect Trump took a victory lap in the nation’s capital, bouncing from meetings with House Republicans to President ...

Senate Republicans are poised to make a historic decision on Wednesday when they'll gather behind closed doors to select ...

Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change ...

Trump suggested on Sunday bypassing Senate confirmation of his political appointments through the use of recess appointments.

Donald Trump wants his incoming party leadership to agree to recess appointments even though Republicans control the Senate.

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

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is making waves in his push to become Senate Majority Leader, even though his opponents might have ...