Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a ...

Cornyn had for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. On Wednesday, he lost in a vote ...

Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a ...

Before the Senate, Thune represented in the House, worked as the executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party and ...

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

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

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite ...

Republicans are replacing McConnell, the longest serving Senate party leader, as they prepare to take majority control in the ...

Thune will replace Senator Mitch Mcconnell of Kentucky, who is stepping down from party leadership after a record 18-year ...

Wednesday, South Dakota Senator John Thune was elected by Senate Republicans as the GOP Majority Leader. According to CNN, ...

John Thune is the new Senate majority leader. He defeated two other Republicans, John Cornyn and Rick Scott, to win the ...

South Dakota Sen. John Thune will become that chamber’s next ... held the top GOP slot after choosing to retire from ...