FIRST ON FOX: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has selected four top Republican allies to be part of his unofficial cabinet as he looks to make his own impression on the upper chamber after taking the mantle from longtime GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and U.S. Sen. Jim Justice voted Monday in favor of a bill to place strict penalties on illegal immigrants who commit crimes in the U.S. and to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has chosen four informal advisers to add to his leadership team, a list that includes his former rival for GOP leader: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Cornyn and three others — Sens.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is forming his kitchen cabinet — an inner circle of advisers outside of elected leadership, Axios has learned. Why it matters: A new leader means new alliances and new voices with influence.

President Donald Trump answered questions at a press availability on a range of topics following a White House meeting with top congressional Republicans.

The Senate majority leader said lawmakers are “struggling right now” to determine which regulations are eligible under the Congressional Review Act.

WASHINGTON — Former Long Island congressman Lee Zeldin moved a step closer to confirmation as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after a Senate committee voted Thursday to recommend that the full Senate approve his nomination.

Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

A small group of Republican lawmakers met with President Trump in the Oval Office on his first full day as they plan to rocket launch the MAGA agenda.

Democrats and Republicans worry President Joe Biden set a bad precedent after President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters.

Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S.

A small group of Republican lawmakers met with President Trump in the Oval Office on his first full day as they plan to rocket launch the MAGA agenda.