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

The Republicans in the US Senate on Wednesday elected John Thune of South Dakota as the chamber's next majority leader. The ...

WASHINGTON—Republican senators chose John Thune of South Dakota as their first new leader in nearly two decades, opting for ...

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as their new leader on Wednesday, replacing the canny Mitch McConnell ...

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

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

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

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

Discover how John Thune rose from small-town South Dakota basketball courts to become a powerful figure in the U.S. Senate ...

Like McConnell, Thune hails from the Republican Party’s traditional wing. He has held the Republican whip position since 2019 ...

After 18 years of Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans officially have a new top dog: South Dakota Senator John Thune will ...