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.' ...

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

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 ...

The election of Republican John Thune of South Dakota as Senate majority leader tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with ...

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped ...

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

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to succeed Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate's ...

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

Senate Republicans have selected a new Senate majority leader to succeed Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party ...

Republican John Thune, who has been voted leader of the Senate, has not shied away from criticizing President-elect Donald ...