The ICC’s warrants came less than a year after Hamas invaded southern Israel and killed 1,200 people but have remained active as over 40,000 Palestinians have also been killed in the conflict so far.

In choosing South Dakota’s John Thune as their new leader, Senate Republicans appear to have recognized a crucial truth: It is in their party’s interest to be led by a Donald Trump supporter but not a ...

One of President-elect Donald Trump's first moves after winning another four years in the White House was to make a demand for "recess appointments." ...

A deleted quote attributed to Sen. McConnell set Pres.-elect Trump's supporters off over possible interference in staff recess appointments.

U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune of South Dakota to be the Majority Leader starting in January, opting for a seasoned and well-respected lawmaker despite pressure by supporters of Donald ...

Republicans will have a likely 53-seat majority when they start the confirmation process in the next Congress, up one from ...

"What a whirlwind of activity. And that was just week one. Let's see what's next," said WTOP Capitol Hill Correspondent Mitchell Miller.

Mitch McConnell has already made clear he won’t be shrinking from the national spotlight as John Thune succeeds him as Senate ...

As of Nov. 15, the soon-to-be U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he does not favor recess appointments for President ...

His team of cronies includes establishment hawks and cranky outsiders who are more likely to deliver global anarchy than world peace.

For the large part the transition to another Trump White House already has triggered slack-jawed reactions to some of the ...