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

Reports from Washington have Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who serves as Senate Republican whip, winning the leadership ...

On Wednesday morning, shortly before a majority of GOP senators cast their votes for Thune, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz appeared to ...

Cornyn, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, has long sought to be Senate Majority Leader, the first from Texas ...

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, lost his bid to become the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday, concluding his years-long ...

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

Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he “absolutely” wants to see the House ...

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

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn lost his bid Wednesday to become the first Texan to hold the powerful U.S. Senate majority leader post ...

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

Texas House Republican Brian Harrison said the proposal would "ensure our U.S. Senators serve the best interest of the State ...

Among the Texans positioned to take on powerful posts in the new Trump era of Washington politics, few were seen as more ...