Tom Cotton is set to be the chair of the U.S. Senate intelligence committee, Punchbowl News reporter Jake Sherman said in a ...

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin (D) urged the House Ethics Committee to “preserve and share” its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general.

The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of ...

Kentucky U.S. Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday that he will lead the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Wednesday said President-elect Trump’s choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general ...

John Thune of South Dakota, speaks in support of Ohio Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Bernie Moreno (not .

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

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key ...

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

The Republicans are taking the majority in the U.S. Senate next year, with U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito moving up to the ...