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

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

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

WASHINGTON — The mood in Congress among Republicans following Donald Trump’s announcement of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) ...

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is being met with a variety of reactions from Republicans, ...

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next Senate majority leader this week. Thune won in a secret ...

Thune did not rule out going into recess so that Trump could appoint cabinet secretaries without Senate confirmation.

The Associated Press projects Republicans will hold an extraordinarily thin majority in the House of Representatives, ...

Republicans chose Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso for the No. 2 leadership post in the Senate alongside South Dakota Sen. John ...

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The Onion won an auction for the Infowars website run by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones with the help of the Sandy Hook ...

Despite record spending by Democrats to flip lawmaker seats in Arizona, Republicans have expanded their majority in the state ...