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

Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader, President-elect Donald Trump ...

The Florida congressman will need support from the majority of the Senate to be confirmed, which some Republicans said will ...

Lawmakers in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after Republicans scored a trifecta — winning ...

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.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to nominate U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz as the next attorney ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to nominate U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz as the next attorney ...

Sen. John Thune has been voted Senate Majority Leader, replacing Mitch McConnell, following a secret-ballot vote on Wednesday.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he intends to nominate U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz as the next attorney ...

A Democratic senator warned Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump's push for recess nominations might spell the end of ...