South Dakota Sen. John Thune was chosen to become the new Republican Senate leader on Wednesday, Nov. 13, replacing longtime ...

The South Dakotan will take over in January at the turn of the new Congress, when Republicans are expected to control the ...

Thune and Texas’ John Cornyn faced off in a secret vote after Florida ... Indiana Republican Senator Todd Young congratulated ...

Thune's election comes at a critical time for the Senate GOP, with the party considering wide-ranging legislation that would ...

The president-elect isn’t worried about Senate Republicans growing a backbone. They're unlikely to prove him wrong.

Kennedy, a former Democrat who ran as an independent in this year’s presidential race, abandoned his bid after striking a ...

The Republican Party secured control of the House, giving the G.O.P. a governing trifecta in Washington to enact Mr. Trump’s ...

U.S. Senate Republicans did not select Sen. John Cornyn of Texas to be the next majority leader, going instead with Sen. John Thune of South Dakota. Cornyn survived the first ballot in Wednesday’s ...

Milton Young had won five terms as a North Dakota representative ... Tim Johnson squeaked out a win in his bid for reelection ...

“I am no longer the young man sitting in the back ... Steve Daines (R-MT), Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), as he offers remarks following the Senate ...

Rick Scott is scheduled to appear on a podcast on Tuesday night hosted by Laura Loomer, the far-right activist with a history ...