President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for recess appointments to place members of his administration into positions without ...

President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most ...

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Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

Republicans elected Sen. John Thune as the Senate majority leader in a closed-door ballot on Wednesday. Thune is a close ally ...

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

Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., is planning to make ushering in President-Elect Donald Trump's immigration agenda ...

The outcome of the secret leadership ballot, expected after the November election, is deeply uncertain. It’s a weighty choice ...

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) – who has long been hostile to LGBTQ+ rights – as the next Senate ...

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

The pragmatic establishment figure who offers candid political takes as McConnell’s voter-counter is someone Democrats say is ...