Republican senators signaled Thursday that they plan to closely scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing dogging Trump’s pick to ...

Texas, says he's open to subpoenaing the House Ethics Committee for information on Trump's pick. Others say the confirmation process will bring things to light.

Trump announced several controversial cabinet nominees, including Democrat-turned-Republican Tulsi Gabbard for director of ...

Republicans have won full control of Washington, but Democrats will retain two key levers of power to shape legislative ...

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

Donald Trump’s increasingly provocative Cabinet picks have left some Republican senators aghast and Washington in shock.

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

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for even some of the most powerful ...

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

A look at the three candidates: Thune, 63, defeated then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle in 2004 after arguing during the campaign that Daschle had lost his South Dakota roots during his years in ...

Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...