Senate Republicans chose John Thune of South Dakota, a longtime Mitch McConnell deputy, as their new leader over Donald Trump ally Rick Scott and another longtime leader, John Cornyn.

Senate Republicans tapped John Thune of South Dakota to lead the party for the next two years and succeed Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader of either party in Senate history.

South Dakota Sen. John Thune was chosen to become the new Republican Senate leader on Wednesday, Nov. 13, replacing longtime leader Mitch McConnell. He beat out two other candidates in a closed ...

In a collegial body like this, there's just a ton of socialization and making sure you have buy-in,” the Senate GOP leader ...

Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-SD) budding relationship with President Donald Trump survived its biggest stress test on ...

South Dakota Sen. John Thune was chosen to become the new Republican Senate leader on Wednesday, Nov. 13, replacing Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell. Thune, 63, has been one of McConnell's right-hand ...

But in the longer run, the locus of legislative action in the second Trump administration is likely to be the U.S. Senate, where the new majority leader, John Thune, is succeeding Mitch McConnell ...

Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told his GOP colleagues on Tuesday that they should stop worrying so much about the rising tide of ...

Only six months into the job, Senate Majority Leader John Thune faces a massive challenge as he tries to quickly pass ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told senators to buckle up for a long weekend of votes on the "One Big, Beautiful ...

The bill would extend tax cuts from Trump’s first term and slash more than $1.1 trillion from Medicaid and other health-care ...

Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the new Senate majority leader as longtime top Senate Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is slated to step down from his leadership ...