Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

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

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

Before the Senate, Thune represented in the House, worked as the executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party and ...

The 63-year-old won 25 votes for Senate majority leader, while Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, got 15 and Florida Sen. Rick Scott ...

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

Republicans are replacing Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Senate party leader, as they prepare to take majority control with the 53 seats they won in last week’s elections. WASHINGTON ...

Thune, a senator from South Dakota, has differed with Donald Trump at times but now says he's committed to Trump's agenda.

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

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