South Dakota Sen. John Thune was chosen to become the new Republican Senate leader on Wednesday, Nov. 13, replacing longtime ...

The South Dakotan will take over in January at the turn of the new Congress, when Republicans are expected to control the ...

Thune and Texas’ John Cornyn faced off in a secret vote after Florida ... Indiana Republican Senator Todd Young congratulated ...

Thune's election comes at a critical time for the Senate GOP, with the party considering wide-ranging legislation that would ...

The president-elect isn’t worried about Senate Republicans growing a backbone. They're unlikely to prove him wrong.

The Republican Party secured control of the House, giving the G.O.P. a governing trifecta in Washington to enact Mr. Trump’s ...

As they return to Washington D.C. for the last session of the 118th Congress, Indiana lawmakers are making their voices heard ...

Thune is the current Republican whip, and at 63, he’s seen as relatively young by GOP leadership standards. He succeeds McConnell, 82, and won in the second round of voting against John Cornyn, 72.

The incoming Senate majority leader is going to have at least three fights on his hands to confirm Donald Trump’s latest ...

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that President-elect Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks face ...

Discover how John Thune rose from small-town South Dakota basketball courts to become a powerful figure in the U.S. Senate ...