Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

Trump announced several controversial cabinet nominees, including Democrat-turned-Republican Tulsi Gabbard for director of ...

Donald Trump's history with attorney generals helps explain his slapdash decision to put Rep. Matt Gaetz on the job.

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

as assistant Senate majority leader; Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark ... as well as his judicial nominees. While the GOP-led Senate ...

Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and ...

President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Sen. John Thune on winning election to the role of Senate majority leader, ...

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

Congressional leadership: Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader. Meanwhile, ...

WASHINGTON—Republican senators chose John Thune of South Dakota as their first new leader in nearly two decades, opting for ...

This aggressive approach began ahead of the three-way election on Wednesday for the next Senate GOP leader, with Trump ...