Tom Cotton poised to chair powerful Senate intelligence panel
Though Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) outrank Cotton in seniority on the Intelligence Committee, they ...
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Who’s in the running to become the next Republican Senate leader?
The wealthiest member of the U.S. Senate has already said to Trump he will do “whatever it takes” to get his nominations ...
Senate Republican leadership fight becomes a proxy for MAGA influence under Trump
An army of online pro-Trump voices is trying to boost underdog Rick Scott over two Mitch McConnell deputies, John Thune and ...
Why did Democrats win Senate races in so many states Trump won? Ticket splitters
Ticket-splitting used to be common and the swing-state down-ballot results show split tickets still can determine the outcome ...
Senate Dems debate trying to push out Justice Sonia Sotomayor before Trump takes office: report
Senate Dems are furiously debating whether to pressure US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a 70-year-old diabetic, into ...
Conservative firebrands set to chair key Senate committees in new Congress
But he’s said nothing yet that suggests he will. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a 91-year-old non-lawyer, will helm the influential ...
Republicans win majority in the Senate, flipping control of upper chamber, CBS News projects
Republicans flipped the Senate with projected wins in a number of key races, cementing their majority in the upper chamber.
Sen. John Cornyn is running for Majority Leader in the Senate
John Cornyn has represented Texas in the U.S. Senate since 2002. He was McConnell’s second in command from 2013 to 2019. He’s ...
Who Will Replace JD Vance in the Senate? Five Possible Contenders
Vice President-elect will resign his upper chamber seat and trigger a selection process followed by a special election.
Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away
John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida are running in a secret ballot election Wednesday ...
Battle to replace McConnell as Senate GOP leader heats up in final sprint
The temperature is rising in the battle to lead Senate Republicans, with Sens. John Thune (S.D.) and John Cornyn (Texas) facing a one-week sprint to win the top spot after the GOP clinched control ...