Sen. John Thune was privately backed by President-elect Donald Trump, Steve Daines told his colleagues, despite Trump's ...

Senate Republicans are expected to debut their new leadership team in a press conference around 2:00 pm, after selecting a ...

Because it's a secret vote, we don't know exactly who voted for Thune to be the Senate Majority Leader, but we know a few of ...

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

Texas, is hoping his fellow Republicans make him the next Senate majority leader when they vote Wednesday morning.

WASHINGTON — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

Cornyn had for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. On Wednesday, he lost in a vote ...

John Cornyn of Texas who got 24 votes in a closed door meeting in a secret ballot vote to lead Senate Republicans after Mitch ...

Cornyn, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, has long sought to be Senate Majority Leader, the first from Texas ...

Former White House aide Peter Navarro questioned if President-elect Trump’s nominees could get confirmed if either Sen. John ...

ending his 17-year tenure.With Thune's victory, Republicans have solidified control of the Senate in the November election, ...