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

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is one of the most powerful people in Washington that folks outside D.C. have never heard of.

Several senators said they were shocked at the nomination, raising questions about whether they will check Trump.

Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats ...

The leadership election marks a monumental changing of the guard after nearly two decades with McConnell as Senate GOP leader ...

Republicans elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., to serve as majority leader in next Senate session, replacing current GOP caucus ...

The mild-mannered South Dakotan and top McConnell ally recently made efforts to patch up his relationship with ...

Senate Republicans chose John Thune of South Dakota, a longtime Mitch McConnell deputy, as their new leader over Donald Trump ...

The new Senate Republican majority is promising to leave the filibuster alone — even if it stands in the way of the Trump ...

Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate leader Mitch ...

Meanwhile, in the House, Republicans reelected Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina to lead the National Republican ...