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

GOP Whip John Thune of South Dakota was elected by the Senate Republican Conference to succeed Mitch McConnell as leader in a ...

Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s ...

In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace ...

The election of Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next leader of his party in the chamber – putting him on ...

President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Sen. John Thune on winning election to the role of Senate majority leader, ...

Trump stayed out of the contest, but he made public demands for the incoming majority leader to allow him to make recess ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced earlier in the year he would step down from his leadership post, and Sen. John Thune ...

Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., to the chamber’s top leadership position on Wednesday in a secret ballot ...

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

Republican Senators Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee and Ron Johnson have all endorsed Scott, as have leading figures in the ...

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leading conservative, announced Wednesday morning he will back Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) for Senate ...