Ironically, McConnell’s best interpersonal relationship with any president during his long political career was with Joe ...

After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a “mandate” to govern.

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

Republicans have elected South Dakota senator, John Thune, as the next Senate majority leader replacing Mitch McConnell as ...

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.

A look at the three candidates: Thune, 63, defeated then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle in 2004 after arguing during the campaign that Daschle had lost his South Dakota roots during his years in ...

Writer says "McConnell is one wily guy," except for failing to support the impeachment of Donald Trump for the Jan. 6 ...

Senator John Thune has been in Congress for nearly three decades. He was first elected to the US House of Representatives in ...

The future of Donald Trump’s second term in office will be shaped inside a closed room in the United States Senate on ...