President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...

Under Thune’s leadership, the Republican-controlled Senate will play a key role in the 119th Congress in confirming President ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a ...

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate ...

Mitch McConnell as the GOP’s Senate leader. NBC News’ Ali Vitali reports on Thune’s rise through Washington and his ...

As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants the Senate to bypass approval for his Cabinet choices. How is that possible? We'll explain ...

Democratic senators are fast-tracking Biden's judicial nominations before President-elect Trump takes office in January and after several of his nominees have come under fire.

The Senate must confirm 24 cabinet positions before those individuals can begin their first day in office. Here's a look at ...

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

“It’s a new day in the United States Senate; it’s a new day in America,” the majority leader-elect told reporters following ...