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

Texas, is hoping his fellow Republicans make him the next Senate majority leader when they vote Wednesday morning.

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 ...

U.S. Senator John Thune of South Dakota was elected as the next Senate Majority leader Wednesday morning. The established Republican lawmaker’s victory comes as a shock to Texas Republicans, who were ...

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. John Cornyn lost his election Wednesday to become the next Senate majority leader to Sen. John Thune of South Dakota.

As Republicans gain control of the Senate majority, multiple senators are fighting for votes for majority leader after the ...

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 ...