Thune defeated John Cornyn and Rick Scott. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in a position he's held for 17 years.

President-elect Donald Trump’s historic victory was made possible by the broadest coalition of voters the Republican Party has seen in the modern era. On Election Day, our big tent expanded ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) said Republicans are prepared to avoid the mistakes they made during President-elect Donald Trump’s first presidency. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ...

With the presidency, the Senate and the House in hand, the Republican Party has a powerful governing trifecta. President-elect Donald Trump and his close ally, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana ...

Eric Hovde, the Wisconsin Republican who nearly unseated Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, acknowledged this week that he lost the election but also raised questions about the legitimacy of the ...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in a position he's held for 17 years. In doing so, they decided against choosing ...

The three-way fight to replace outgoing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, pits Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota against John Cornyn of Texas, a former McConnell deputy ...

The annual UN climate summit has kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan, with lofty goals, but many global leaders missing.

Republican Rep. David Valadao of Kings County defeats Bakersfield's Rudy Salas in the 22nd District race, notching an important victory for the GOP in its battle to retain control of Congress. (GV ...

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Gaetz later resigned from his seat. Several senators said Wednesday that they were shocked at the nomination, setting up a critical test of how far Republican lawmakers will go to bend to Trump ...

Democrats have won 207 seats and 12 races remain uncalled. On Tuesday, Republican Representative David Valadao and Democratic Representative Mike Levin, both of California, were reelected ...