Robot dogs have been standing watch at President-elect Donald Trump ’s Mar-a-Lago home ever since he won the US election. A ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

President-elect Trump took a victory lap in the nation’s capital, bouncing from meetings with House Republicans to President ...

Republican majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress will give Donald Trump the power to achieve many of his goals ...

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader.

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Lawmakers in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after Republicans scored a trifecta — winning ...

“This Republican team is united behind President Trump’s agenda, and our work starts today,” Thune said in a statement after he was elected. Still, in his first post-election news conference, he ...

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be the new party leader in the chamber.

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.

But official Washington, which still feels the aftershocks of Trump’s chaotic first term, appeared resigned to the potential ...