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

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The new Senate majority leader has been critical of the president-elect, but even conservative senators expressed confidence ...

President-elect Trump is testing the loyalty of Senate Republicans, calling on them to allow him to make recess appointments ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's choice for secretary of defense, has surprised a handful of Republican senators. President-elect ...

The 44-year old former FOX host is one of Trump's most surprising picks as he fills out his cabinet ahead of the Jan. 20 ...

Republican senators returned to the US Capitol on Tuesday with their first consequential choice of Donald Trump’s new era in ...

President-elect Trump's transition effort kicks into high gear with sources telling NBC that he will tap Stephen Miller for a ...

Senators Rick Scott, John Thune and John Cornyn quickly responded to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s demand on social media ...

Trump’s ridiculous Cabinet nominations will provide senators with a new test. If you had predicted before the election that ...