John Thune was chosen by his peers on Wednesday to lead his ... McConnell is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S.

Sen. John Thune was privately backed by President-elect Donald Trump, Steve Daines told his colleagues, despite Trump's ...

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

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

Cornyn has for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. He lost in a vote decided by ...

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be ...

Republican John Thune, who has been voted leader of the Senate, has not shied away from criticizing President-elect Donald ...

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped ...

Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Nov. 13 (UPI) --Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune to succeed Sen. Mitch ...

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

Senate Republicans have selected a new Senate majority leader to succeed Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party ...