La., is expected to easily win his party's nomination for speaker in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, with a final vote set for January on the House floor.

Cruz made the announcement less than an hour before Republican senators were scheduled to vote for their next leader to ...

Reports from Washington have Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who serves as Senate Republican whip, winning the leadership ...

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

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Sen. John Thune (R-SD) was elected the Senate Majority Leader to a mixed reaction from Republicans. Thune succeeds Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has been the party’s leader in ...

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida fell short in his bid to become Senate majority leader, with GOP senators selecting Senate ...

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is one of the most powerful people in Washington that folks outside D.C. have never heard of.

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with Trump despite differences the two have had over the years.

Rick Scott of Florida over his fellow Texan Sen ... He is running against Scott, who previously served as chair of the ...

The GOP leaders were gathering behind closed doors to choose via secret ballot between South Dakota’s John Thune, John Cornyn ...

South Dakota Senator John Thune, a longtime deputy of Mitch McConnell and an advocate of free trade, won election to lead the ...