Trump's cabinet nominations require Senate confirmation, and despite a GOP majority, he may struggle to get his picks ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune discusses his priorities for next year and his thoughts on confirming Donald Trump's ...

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

Thune is skeptical that senators would back the recess-appointment process if they were opposed to a given nominee’s ...

"I'm willing to grind through it and do it the old-fashioned way," Thune told reporters regarding confirmation hearings for ...

John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who are all running to become the next Senate GOP leader, say they will do ...

With just two days until Republicans vote for the next Senate majority leader, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says the chamber should ...

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that President-elect Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks face ...

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “all the options” are on the table to get President-elect Trump’s Cabinet ...