An attendee holds a sign that says “Protect trans rights” while listening to speakers talk about transgender rights during ...

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has resigned from Congress, ending an ethics probe into allegations of sex trafficking, sexual ...

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.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as that chamber’s next majority leader during a ...

The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent ...

President-elect Donald Trump has made a victor’s return to Washington. He visited the White House for a nearly two-hour ...

Rick Scott won’t be the most important person in the U.S. Senate after all. When he announced a run for Republican leader six months ago, few took Scott seriously. He’d already sought the position ...

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was elected the next Senate GOP leader, and will become the Senate majority leader in January ...

The South Dakota senator will fill the shoes of former Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is stepping down from the party ...

Thune, currently the Senate whip, will replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the chamber's GOP leader, who has been ...