After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans call a “mandate” to govern, ...

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

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.

After yet another pro-statehood vote by the people of Puerto Rico, and strong Latino political support for Donald Trump, the ...

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

Donald Trump has nominated a loyalist, Matt Gaetz, to lead the Justice Department. But his confirmation is not a sure thing.

S.D., became the next Senate majority leader after two rounds of voting, taking the reins of the party from the longest ...

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

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) – who has long been hostile to LGBTQ+ rights – as the next Senate ...

The president-elect isn’t worried about Senate Republicans growing a backbone. They're unlikely to prove him wrong.

Republicans have won enough seats to control the House of Representatives, completing the party’s sweep into power and ...

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.