The new Senate Republican majority is promising to leave the filibuster alone — even if it stands in the way of the Trump ...

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

Donald Trump will begin his second term as president the same way he began his first—with Republicans controlling both the ...

Republicans have finally completed the so-called trifecta and secured the 218 seats required for control of the U.S. House of ...

Donald Trump has won the public embrace of virtually every Republican currently in federal elected office. In private, ...

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

Staff Writer Denise Perez argues that the filibuster requires reform as it has evolved into a tool of obstruction for ...

By Emel Akan, Jackson Richman, Joseph Lord Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — With Republicans projected to retain control of ...

Republicans contend that they can compensate for lost tax revenue by fostering economic growth and streamlining the federal ...

The election of Senator John Thune of South Dakota as the new Senate Majority Leader could complicate President-elect Donald ...

With McConnell announcing his intent to step aside earlier this ... sure that they get moved and they get moved quickly," ...

John Thune, R-S.D., was elected to be the next majority leader Wednesday in a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans, replacing Mitch McConnell as he steps down ... would preserve the legislative ...