Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership post earlier this year, ending his historic ...

For instance, The Associated Press reported in 2020 that both McConnell and Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer had won their party ...

The election of Republican John Thune of South Dakota as Senate majority leader tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with ...

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was elected new Senate majority leader, replacing Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ...

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

Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s ...

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

Staunch supporters of President-elect Donald Trump expressed their concerns that Sen. John Thune (R-SD) is likely to follow ...

U.S. Senate Republicans will gather behind closed doors on Wednesday to pick their next leader in the face of a public ...

Republican Senators Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee and Ron Johnson have all endorsed Scott, as have leading figures in the ...

Cornyn has raised shared more than $325 million with fellow Republicans — but Ken Paxton has said he shouldn't be leader.

The Republicans in the US Senate on Wednesday elected John Thune of South Dakota as the chamber's next majority leader. The ...