Ironically, McConnell’s best interpersonal relationship with any president during his long political career was with Joe ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership post earlier this year, ending his historic ...

John Thune, R-S.D., as the new Senate majority leader as longtime top Senate Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is ...

Unencumbered from the duties of party leadership and in the twilight of his magnificent career, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is free to do what he thinks is right.

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.

Republicans are going to court in Pennsylvania amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen.

President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell didn’t ruin Congress. That distinction rests with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and his band of ...

Meanwhile, in the House, Republicans reelected Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina to lead the National Republican ...

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 ...

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

Senate Republicans are expected to debut their new leadership team in a press conference around 2:00 pm, after selecting a ...