Texas, is hoping his fellow Republicans make him the next Senate majority leader when they vote Wednesday morning.

John Cornyn lost his bid Wednesday to ... setting up the GOP to be the party in power over the Senate, U.S. House and the ...

Cornyn, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, has long sought to be Senate Majority Leader, the first from Texas ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

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 ...

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to succeed Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate's ...

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

Cornyn had for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. On Wednesday, he lost in a vote ...

John Cornyn, R-Texas, lost his bid to become the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday ... Thune is a Republican from South Dakota, currently serving as the senior United States senator. He has ...

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be the new party leader in the chamber.

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is the new majority leader. He'll replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell, who is ...