Thune faces first Trump loyalty test

A series of controversial Cabinet picks have become an early test for how Senate leader-in-waiting John Thune will balance proving his ...

So far, it seems like the Senate's leader-in-waiting and other Republicans are giving the president-elect wide latitude on his picks.

Thune faces first loyalty test: What to do with Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks https://t.co/5UwmUNiXE8.

The Florida congressman resigned on Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump named him as his nominee for attorney general, just days before ...

Senator John Thune of South Dakota beat Trump's loyalist Rick Scott to lead the Republican-controlled Senate.

The president-elect is testing the loyalty of Republican in Congress, leaving even his close allies nervous about the unpredictability and ...

President-elect Trump is quickly testing the will of Senate Republicans, asking them to back controversial picks to his Cabinet such as ...

After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans said is a mandate to govern, ...

DAVIS: That's Wisconsin Republican Senator Ron Johnson, who backed one of Thune's opponents in the leaders' race and who's advocating for swift ...

Trump's eyebrow-raising Cabinet nominees and the threat of recess appointments are putting the incoming Senate leader between a rock and a ...

I think it's a little bit of a test,” said Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, who called the Gaetz nomination a “Hail Mary” pass ...

Many of those he's chosen are personal friends. Others are familiar faces on Fox News Channel or other conservative outlets. Some have extensive ...

Come January, Sen. John Thune (S.D.) will control the procedures and schedules in the Senate while leading negotiations with Democrats, ...

Opinion: Matt Gaetz is the perfect crash test dummy for Trump's GOP Senate loyalty test. Matt Gaetz's nomination for attorney general is the GOP ...

But the Trump ally who lost the race to become Senate majority leader says agreeing to recess appointments was part of the deal.

In today's edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at how newly elected Senate Republican leader John Thune's relationship ...

Questions swirl on Capitol Hill about an ominous House Ethics report. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks at a Trump campaign rally in Coachella, ...

Several senators said they were shocked at the nomination, raising questions about whether they will check Trump.

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Senate Republicans elected South Dakota's John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as the new majority leader.