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

The mild-mannered South Dakotan and top McConnell ally recently made efforts to patch up his relationship with ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate ...

He joined the publication on the crime beat. South Dakota Sen. John Thune was chosen to become the new Republican Senate leader on Wednesday, Nov. 13, replacing Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell. Thune, ...

Trump stayed out of the contest, but he made public demands for the incoming majority leader to allow him to make recess ...

Senate Minority Whip John Thune will be the new Republican Senate leader and the majority leader of the upper chamber in the new Congress. In January, he will succeed Senate Minority Leader Mitch ...

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

Two decades after John Thune ignited his political brand by knocking off Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota ...

S.D., as the next party leader, launching a new era for the GOP after nearly two decades with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ...

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

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Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected next Senate majority leader, making him a key partner in power to Trump.