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.

Donald Trump has won the public embrace of virtually every Republican currently in federal elected office. In private, ...

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at how newly elected Senate Republican leader John Thune's relationship ... meaning voters officially handed Trump and his ...

Steve Scalise (R-La.) as majority leader, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) as majority whip, and Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) as ...

S.D., as the next party leader, launching a new era for the GOP after nearly two decades with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ...

Rep. Mike Johnson secures House Republican nomination for House speaker with an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ...

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

President-elect Trump now has a clear path to enact his agenda and fill out his administration with both chambers of Congress ...

Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde, who lost to incumbent Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin, posted a video on X Tuesday ...

WASHINGTON – Republicans have won both the House and the Senate, giving the GOP total control over Congress for at least the ...

Meanwhile, Trump has made key appointments for his second term. He has selected Elon Musk and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to ...

Republican Valadao and Democrat Whitesides secure victories in California's closely watched House races, impacting party ...