Ted Olson, the Bush-era solicitor general, has died at age 84. He was a towering figure in the legal profession who argued 65 ...

Cornyn has for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He lost in a vote decided by ...

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 ...

The leading candidates for the job are Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and South Dakota Sen. John Thune.

Sen. John Cornyn's bid to lead the Senate Republicans falls short, and lacked support from his fellow Texan in the upper ...

The South Dakota senator will fill the shoes of former Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who is stepping down from the party ...

Scott received the highest number of public endorsements, but most senators kept their votes secret until the end.

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) was selected as the next Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, succeeding Mitch McConnell. Thune ...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced his endorsement of Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Wednesday morning ahead of the 9:30 a.m.

Cruz made the announcement less than an hour before Republican senators were scheduled to vote for their next leader to ...

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz announced Wednesday he was backing Rick Scott of Florida over fellow Texan John Cornyn in the vote for the ...

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