Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader. It makes the South Dakota Republican a key partner on Capitol Hill Skip to main ...

South Dakota's relatively unassuming national presence was shattered this week after a meteoric rise to power for Gov. Kristi Noem and Sen. John Thune. Donald Trump won a second, non-consecutive ...

John Thune to be the new Senate majority leader began 20 years ago in one of the hardest fought, consequential Senate elections in the last 60 years. The 2004 South Dakota senate race was second ...

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

Republicans in the United States Senate picked veteran John Thune to be the chamber ... a hardline conservative and Trump loyalist. The South Dakota senator is viewed as a well-regarded insider.

The South Dakota Republican had received early backing ... "Congratulations to Senator John Thune, the Newly Elected Senate Majority Leader. He moves quickly, and will do an outstanding job ...

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected next Senate majority leader, making him a key partner in power to Trump ...

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

Senate Republicans have chosen Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the new majority leader, ushering in a new era of leadership in the Senate for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.

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

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader WASHINGTON -- Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the ...