Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., was reelected House Speaker on Jan. 3., receiving the bare minimum, 218 votes. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was selected by his Republican colleagues as the Senate’s new majority ...

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He ...

The Senate gaveled in on Friday and officially came under Republican control, with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune ...

Mitch McConnell's decision to step down as a Senate GOP leader ahead of Trump's return to office could have a lasting impact.

Democrats have little love for former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, but they could borrow a lesson from his ...

When the Kentucky Republican returns next month for the new session of Congress, it will mark the first time since 2007 that ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. wears a bandage on his face as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor ...

When McConnell returns in January for the new Congress, it will mark the first time since 2007 that he won’t be the ringleader of Senate Republicans.

With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House has approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson ...