President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

Senators are calling for access to a House Ethics Committee probe into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., following his ...

While Trump’s announcement about Gaetz sent an immediate shock wave around Capitol Hill, many Republican senators who will be ...

Pressure is building on the House Ethics Committee to release its findings on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who ...

Split outcomes between presidential and Senate results saw a resurgence in 2024, as at least four Donald Trump-won states sent Democrats to the Senate.— Republicans still took the majority in the ...

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

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

Republicans who criticized Gaetz in the past urged colleagues to keep an open mind about him as attorney general.

Texas House Republican Brian Harrison said the proposal would "ensure our U.S. Senators serve the best interest of the State ...

Sen. John Thune's victory came out of the first competitive election for Senate Republican leader in three decades.

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 ...