Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

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

The outcome of the secret leadership ballot, expected after the November election, is deeply uncertain. It’s a weighty choice ...

Discover how John Thune rose from small-town South Dakota basketball courts to become a powerful figure in the U.S. Senate ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace Mitch McConnell.

Senator John Thune has been in Congress for nearly three decades. He was first elected to the US House of Representatives in ...

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

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership post earlier this year, ending his historic ...

Yet some of Thune’s own views — political and personal — don’t sync up with the leader of the Republican Party, ...

The South Dakota senator prevailed over John Cornyn and Trump ally Rick Scott in the vote Wednesday.