Trump’s eyebrow-raising Cabinet nominees and the threat of recess appointments are putting the incoming Senate leader between ...

John Thune, R-S.D., as the new Senate majority leader as longtime ... Tim Scott, R-S.C., as National Republican Senatorial ...

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

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to succeed Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate's ...

Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s ...

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate ...

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

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is the new majority leader. He'll replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell, who is ...

United States Senator John Thune won the secret ballot making him the new Republican Senate Leader and the majority leader of ...

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be ...

Thune, who has served as the Republican whip since 2019, edged out John Cornyn of Texas 29-24 on the second ballot. “It’s a ...

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota will officially become majority leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3.