The Senate is convening for the start of the 119th Congress on Friday, with a dozen new senators joining the upper chamber.

U.S. Senate Republican leader John Thune faces the test of his career this year as he tries to steer Donald Trump's agenda ...

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He ...

Sen. John Thune used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at least 60 votes to pass Senate legislation.

The new Republican majorities in the House and Senate plan to move border legislation and cabinet confirmations first, with tax bills coming later this year.

On Friday, the new Congress — the 119th — officially began its duties. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, ...

Former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot, who has been rebuked by the state GOP and has repeatedly spoken out against the party, ...

Legislators will have 90 working days to make decisions on key issues for people across the state, from taxes to health care ...

The new year brings a new Congress, and some key committees have fresh leadership under the Republican majority.

President Biden will on Saturday award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left-wing billionaire George Soros, and 17 others at a ceremony at the White ...

Chair Nikki Fried has already announced that she is running for a full-four year term following another bad election cycle ...