On one side we have the two Johns. (A third John—Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming—has the contest to be the next majority whip locked up.) We might describe both Thune and Cornyn as “legacy GOP.” Both have served under the current leader, Mitch ...

Following the election, Republicans will control the Senate with a 53 to 47 majority, but one question remains -- who will become the new Senate majority leader? Outgoing leader Mitch McConnell will remain in Congress but will step aside as the longest serving party leader in history.

Senate Republicans will elect a new leader for the first time in 17 years on Wednesday. Originally thought to be a two-person race, a last-minute addition has turned up the intensity.

John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and Washington, are putting up a fight.

As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for recess appointments.

Senators John Cornyn, John Thune, and Rick Scott are vying for Senate majority leader. Here's where they stand.

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk moved to make demands of the next Senate Republican leader, potentially scrambling a race that has been expected to go to one of Mitch McConnell’s longtime allies.

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday demanded that the next Republican leader of the Senate support recess appointments, allowing him to make temporary appointments to the chamber when it is not in session.