Trump's cabinet nominations require Senate confirmation, and despite a GOP majority, he may struggle to get his picks ...

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

The election of Republican John Thune of South Dakota as Senate majority leader tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous ...

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to succeed Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as leader of the Senate's ...

Texas, is hoping his fellow Republicans make him the next Senate majority leader when they vote Wednesday morning.

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

Cornyn had for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. On Wednesday, he lost in a vote ...

Cornyn, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002, has long sought to be Senate Majority Leader, the first from Texas ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

Fla., was knocked out of the Senate leader race after the first secret ballot on Wednesday morning, during which none of the ...