Gerontocracy, or rule by the elderly, has cost us dearly in recent years. Who can forget the image of 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein being wheeled into the Senate to cast the occasional vote? Or ...

South Dakota Sen. John Thune was chosen to become the new Republican Senate leader on Wednesday, Nov. 13, replacing longtime ...

Mitch McConnell ... serious than previously disclosed by McConnell’s office. The fall preceded two high-profile events where McConnell appeared to freeze while speaking in public, prompting ...

A new book chronicling the political career of Senate GOP leader Mitch ... by McConnell’s office. The fall preceded two high-profile events where McConnell appeared to freeze while speaking ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his presidential ...

The senator from South Dakota bested Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in a secret-ballot vote to replace Mitch McConnell ...

McConnell is resigning his leadership role after a record 18 years in the position, just in time for Thune to become the Senate majority leader in January South Dakota Sen. John Thune was chosen to ...

Expect a much colder Wednesday, with hard freezes in the night and morning hours. Temperatures will warm up Thursday afternoon through Sunday, warming back to around average. Expect sunshine ...

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