GOP considers handing Trump a path around Senate confirmations
Leadership hopefuls have flirted with giving President-elect Donald Trump power to avoid the confirmation process for his ...
Trump picks so far: Latest updates on where Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Mike Huckabee stand
President-elect Donald Trump has started selecting the pivotal aides who will make up his second administration. Keep up with ...
Tuberville predicts runoff for leader race, claims no candidate has majority
Tommy Tuberville claimed neither Rick Scott, John Thune, nor John Cornyn has the 27 votes necessary to win the party's Senate leader race.
Thune, Cornyn and Scott to make their case for next Republican Senate leader
Senate Republicans return to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who ...
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John Cornyn spent years — and millions — to run for Senate majority leader. Will it be enough?
John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and ...
Here’s who could replace Mitch McConnell as Senate’s top Republican
Republican senators will cast a secret ballot on Wednesday, and whoever is elected to replace McConnell will inherit a solid ...
Will Republicans Install a MAGA Stooge as Senate Majority Leader?
The Kentucky stalwart, 82, has been the GOP leader in the Senate since 2007. Although the men viscerally dislike one another — McConnell was booed at Trump’s 2024 convention — McConnell and Trump were ...
Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill for lame-duck session with new Congress set to be seated next year
Lawmakers will reconvene Tuesday after more than a month off for the election. They'll focus on addressing key legislative priorities ahead of a newly-seated Congress next year.
Senate Republicans to Pick New Majority Leader in Secret Vote — Which Is Not Unusual
For instance, The Associated Press reported in 2020 that both McConnell and Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer had won their party ...
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Will Rick Scott’s record on guns hurt his candidacy for GOP leadership?
It’s that provision (among others) that has led gun rights activists to argue that, at the least, Scott needs to answer for ...
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Senate, House Republicans gear up for this week’s internal elections
Rick Scott, are vying to succeed the current leader, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who is currently minority leader and has been ...
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State Capital Highlights: GOP win raises stakes for Cornyn’s leadership bid
With Republicans regaining majority control of the Senate, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is making his bid to become that chamber’s majority leader. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, had ...