Ted Cruz was in a familiar position: fighting for political survival in a state where other Republicans were routinely ...

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

For the most part, candidates who decided to try, try again in 2024 after losing in 2022 simply lost, lost again.

Split outcomes between presidential and Senate results saw a resurgence in 2024, as at least four Donald Trump-won states sent Democrats to the Senate.— Republicans still took the majority in the ...

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.

The outcome of the secret leadership ballot, expected after the November election, is deeply uncertain. It’s a weighty choice ...

Republicans have won enough seats to control the House of Representatives, completing the party’s sweep into power and ...

Republican Senate control means Trump will more easily be able to push through his own nominees for cabinet positions and ...

Republican Senators John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas, and Rick Scott of Florida were all vying for the top ...

The winners of several elections up and down the ballot will make history this year, CNN projects. With Donald Trump winning a second term as president, his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, is poised ...

Republicans have officially won a full trifecta of power in Washington, D.C., following GOP victories in several key U.S.

The president-elect says the long-standing vaccine sceptic will "make America healthy again", in his first speech since ...