The Nevada State Senate is the upper chamber of the Nevada State Legislature. Alongside the Nevada State Assembly, it forms the legislative branch of the Nevada state government and works alongside ...

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was elected the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday after the GOP won control of the Senate last week. Thune will replace GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell ...

For a more in-depth understanding take a look below for our seat by seat breakdown of the 2024 senate race results. See the surprising outcomes in this senate election for traditionally safe seats ...

Washington — Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune as leader on Wednesday, after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — the longest serving leader in the Senate history — opted to step down ...

Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., will be the new Republican Senate leader and the majority leader of the upper chamber in the new Congress. In January, he will succeed Senate Minority ...

Marco Rubio, Gov. Kristi Noem and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. Once a person has been nominated, they'll need to be confirmed by the Senate before they begin their first day in office. Once the ...

Thune defeated John Cornyn and Rick Scott. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in a position he's held for 17 years.

Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week’s election. In the Senate ...

President-elect Trump is testing the loyalty of Senate Republicans, calling on them to allow him to make recess appointments to the executive and judicial branches without the advice and consent ...

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next Senate majority leader after rejecting public overtures from allies of President-elect Donald Trump who backed a ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. On the heels of the general election last week, there’s another important ...

The process differs between the two chambers, and between states. Rules differ across states for how to fill a Senate vacancy. In 45 states, governors appoint replacements to serve until the next ...