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

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

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (C) speaks after being elected Senate Majority Leader for the 119th Congress following the Senate ...

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 McConnell ...

U.S. Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be the Majority Leader starting in January, opting for a seasoned Washington insider despite pressure by supporters of ...

Sen. John Thune plans to make border security one of his first legislative focuses in 2025, the Republican told colleagues ...

Democrat senators will hold a vote on Tuesday to fill their leadership positions in the chamber after the GOP secured control ...

Senate Republicans huddled for hours at the Library of Congress near the Capitol to discuss their priorities for next year.

Some senior Republicans wanted to give the coveted assignment to the Texas senator, hoping it would incentivize him to run for reelection.

Republican House and Senate leadership “openly and solely blocked” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) attempt to include bipartisan marijuana banking legislation in a government funding ...

John Thune, the incoming Republican majority leader, asking him to resist Trump’s pressure to allow him to appoint some of ...

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was elected the next Senate majority leader on Wednesday after the GOP won control of the Senate last week. Thune will replace GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell ...