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

Two Somali pirates were sentenced to three decades in prison over the kidnapping of an American journalist held in captivity ...

In the wake of Donald Trump's Election Day triumph, Republicans hope to leverage their control of the White House and ...

La., is expected to easily win his party's nomination for speaker in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, with a final vote set for January on the House floor.

Donald Trump will meet with top lawmakers on Wednesday – the same day members of the House and Senate vote on crucial ...