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

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

The 63-year-old won 25 votes for Senate majority leader, while Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, got 15 and Florida Sen. Rick Scott ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, as he zeroes ...

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key ...

Clinton Anderson, who served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture under President Harry S. Truman, was born in ...

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

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

President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

With Governor Kristi Noem tapped to lead the Department of Homeland Security under President-elect Donald Trump, a big seat ...