Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a ...

Cornyn has for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He lost in a vote decided by ...

President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Sen. John Thune on winning election to the role of Senate majority leader, ...

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

Republicans have elected South Dakota senator, John Thune, as the next Senate majority leader replacing Mitch McConnell as ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

Senator John Thune (R-SD) has become the leader of the Senate ... candidate and was confident he would eventually carry the ...

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump is seeking to circumvent the long and drawn-out process of having to submit nominations to ...

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune (R-SD) – who has long been hostile to LGBTQ+ rights – as the next Senate ...

Gaetz's confirmation as attorney general may be met with resistance from the Senate. But President-elect Trump may have a way ...

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key ...