John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

Ted Cruz was in a familiar position: fighting for political survival in a state where other Republicans were routinely ...

President-elect Donald Trump has named Sen. Marco Rubio as his choice for secretary of state. Here are five things to know about the Republican from Florida, now in his third U.S. Senate term: ...

The Kentucky stalwart, 82, has been the GOP leader in the Senate since 2007. Although the men viscerally dislike one another — McConnell was booed at Trump’s 2024 convention — McConnell and Trump were ...

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

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leading conservative, announced Wednesday morning he will back Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) for Senate ...

John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and ...

As Texas results rolled in on election night, the answer to a long-pressing question came swiftly: Can Texas turn blue? Fort ...

Here's when US Republican senators will vote on their next leader, and how Sen. John Cornyn, who's running, could boost Texas ...

Statewide, Trump outran Cruz’s margins in almost every county, especially along Texas’ southern border. While Trump carried ...

Cruz, 53, will begin his third term as Texas' junior U.S. senator ... Cruz's matchup with Allred emerged as the nation's most ...

Several counties that were blue in 2020 and 2018 turned red in 2024, and the counties that stayed blue saw smaller margins ...