Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

A Kentucky man charged with storming the U.S. Capitol is suspected by the FBI of stealing a laptop belonging to then-House ...

Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as that chamber’s next majority leader during a ...

Rick Scott won’t be the most important person in the U.S. Senate after all. When he announced a run for Republican leader six months ago, few took Scott seriously. He’d already sought the position ...

The Kentucky stalwart, 82, has been the GOP leader in the Senate since 2007. Although the men viscerally dislike one another — McConnell was booed at Trump’s 2024 convention — McConnell and Trump were ...

Approved bond funding and climate resiliency-focused state ballot measures could provide new ways for municipalities to fund improvements.

John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott are vying to succeed Mitch McConnell as the Republicans leader in the U.S. Senate.

The left sees setbacks on abortion, drug legalization, minimum wage and election-process questions from coast to coast.

The U.S. Army has awarded a $435 million contract for Repkon USA to build the nation's only TNT production facility in a ...

Republican senators will cast a secret ballot on Wednesday, and whoever is elected to replace McConnell will inherit a solid ...