Sen. John Thune was privately backed by President-elect Donald Trump, Steve Daines told his colleagues, despite Trump's ...

S.D., weighs in on the confirmation process for some of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks on 'Special Report.' ...

Because it's a secret vote, we don't know exactly who voted for Thune to be the Senate Majority Leader, but we know a few of ...

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the new Senate majority leader as longtime top Senate Republican ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership post earlier this year, ending his historic ...

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday, President-elect ...

After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a “mandate” to govern.

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

The pragmatic establishment figure who offers candid political takes as McConnell’s voter-counter is someone Democrats say is ...