Scott is considered a longshot, with Minority Whip John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, and Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, viewed as front-runners in the race to replace McConnell, the ...

Republicans flipped the Senate with projected wins in a number of key races, cementing their majority in the upper chamber.

Rick Scott (R-FL) won reelection to a second term Tuesday night ... Scott used his victory speech to put the spotlight on his bid to succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), an internal ...

“Right now, the Republicans don’t need the minority caucus for anything,” said Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, the ...

Scott led Mucarsel-Powell 55%-43% when the Associated Press called the contest just one minute after polls closed statewide at 8:01 p.m. ET, with about 83% of the ballots counted.

Donald Trump is preparing for his presidential transition after winning the election against Vice President Kamala Harris.

He’s among the most high-profile Democratic senators in ... Pizzo, who’s in line to become Senate minority leader, has been an outspoken critic of Florida Republicans. He recently filed ...

But Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said “it has yet to be decided ... John Cornyn — and a longshot, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who is favored by hard-right Senate conservatives who want ...

The election results were beyond what Republicans had even hoped for, including a majority in the Senate, where two races ...

The new GOP majority will be tasked with selecting a caucus leader after being sworn in on January 3. The current minority leader, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, announced earlier this year that he ...