On Wednesday morning, shortly before a majority of GOP senators cast their votes for Thune, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz appeared to ...

Reports from Washington have Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who serves as Senate Republican whip, winning the leadership ...

Senate Republicans have selected a new Senate majority leader to succeed Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party ...

The leading candidates for the job are Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and South Dakota Sen. John Thune.

As Republicans gain control of the Senate majority, multiple senators are fighting for votes for majority leader after the ...

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

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said he will still seek reelection in 2026 after falling a few votes short Wednesday in his ...

If passed, Texas House Bill 1267 would allow lawmakers to recall the state's U.S. senators mid-term with a simple majority in ...

Cornyn has for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He lost in a vote decided by ...

Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s ...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, shown speaking in August in Round Rock, lost his bid for Senate majority leader, and for some reason, that pleased far-right Texas Republicans. Mikala Compton/American ...

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, lost his bid to become the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday, concluding his years-long effort to lead his party conference. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz snubbed his fellow ...