President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most ...

Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to appoint his nominees while the Senate is not in session, skirting the ...

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

WASHINGTON — In the hours after President-elect Donald Trump announced that vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was his ...

Senators and senators-elect barely had time to elect new leadership on Wednesday, giving South Dakota Sen. John Thune the ...

Sen. John Thune was privately backed by President-elect Donald Trump, Steve Daines told his colleagues, despite Trump's ...

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to serve as secretary of the ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who played a key role in negotiations of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, noted at the time the "fierce support in both chambers" for tax-exempt private activity bonds ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

Senate Republicans met behind closed doors Wednesday to vote by secret ballot, and have elected South Dakota Senator John ...

Donald Trump's history with attorneys general helps explain his slapdash decision to put Rep. Matt Gaetz on the job.

Plus, Sen. John Thune will be the next Senate majority leader, while President-elect Donald Trump continues to build his next ...