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.

Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

: Donald Trump has won Arizona to complete a sweep of the swing states. With his victory in Nevada earlier today, the home of ...

Trump has chosen former New York Representative Lee Zeldin to serve as his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Zeldin does not appear to have any experience in environmental issues but ...

The election of Republican John Thune of South Dakota as Senate majority leader tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with ...

The institutionalist South Dakotan emerged victorious over a right-wing, MAGA-backed challenge from Senator Rick Scott of ...

With the GOP on the brink of a governing trifecta in Washington, Trump looms larger than ever, particularly on Capitol Hill, where his influence looks set to grow.

Donald Trump’s position on abortion, which favors state-level decisions, was supported by voters in several states, including ...

The '24 election results have set the stage for the enactment of new school choice programs, along with the expansion of ...

Vice president-elect JD Vance is the clear front-runner for the 2028 GOP presidential nomination at this extremely early ...

Check out live Alabama election results from the 2024 midterm elections including Senate and House races and ballot ...

An additional five rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility last week have been recovered, ...