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

Trump on Thursday selected former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Collins, who ...

In a vote of 29 to 24 senate republicans selected senator John Thune, from South Dakota to be their voice in congress.

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

The outcome of the secret leadership ballot, expected after the November election, is deeply uncertain. It’s a weighty choice ...

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

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

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.

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

Senate Republicans have elected South Dakota’s John Thune as the next Senate majority leader after rejecting public overtures ...

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to head GOP leadership on Wednesday. Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford has ...