Hours of closed-door huddling with the trio of contenders fielding questions offered few clues to senators over who will prevail in a secret ballot vote.

Texas lawmakers began filing bills for next year’s legislative session on Tuesday, submitting a record-breaking 1,500 in the first filing period.

The incoming Senate Republican Conference will meet Wednesday morning to elect the successor of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Pete Hegseth, a Fox News commentator and veteran, as his secretary of defense.