Sen. John Thune said he wanted to confirm Trump's cabinet nominees and collaborate with him to make spending cuts and ...

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

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

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was elected new Senate majority leader, replacing Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ...

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

Responding to Trump is a challenge for anyone in government, but the position of majority leader is especially influential. In defending the Senate’s independence and norms, McConnell has sometimes ...

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - U.S. Sen. John Thune was chosen by his peers on Wednesday to lead his Republican colleagues as ...

Republican John Thune, who has been voted leader of the Senate, has not shied away from criticizing President-elect Donald ...

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped ...

Trump's cabinet nominations require Senate confirmation, and despite a GOP majority, he may struggle to get his picks ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace ...

John Thune criticized what he described as Democrats’ difficulties in supporting Israel and added that “reinforcements are on ...