Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

Thune, a senator from South Dakota, has differed with Donald Trump at times but now says he's committed to Trump's agenda.

The South Dakota Republican failed in his first try for the Senate but came back to defeat a chamber leader. Now he will be ...

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

Yet some of Thune’s own views — political and personal — don’t sync up with the leader of the Republican Party, ...

Republican senators signaled Thursday that they plan to closely scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing dogging Trump’s pick to ...

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

“He’s legitimately legit,” said Republican state Rep ... Before Noem, perhaps the two best-known political figures from South ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Sen. Mitch ...

The South Dakota senator prevailed over John Cornyn and Trump ally Rick Scott in the vote Wednesday.

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.

Senate Republicans have elected John Thune, the long-serving senator from South Dakota, as their new leader in the chamber.