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

Thune first beat out two other top contenders Wednesday in a closed-doors secret-ballot vote, including Florida Sen. Rick ...

After his election win in 2016, Trump met with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office and called it “a great honor.” But ...

Senate Republicans have chosen John Thune of South Dakota as the new majority leader, ushering in a new era of Senate ...

South Dakota Senator John Thune, a longtime deputy of Mitch McConnell and an advocate of free trade, has won the election to ...

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

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

John Thune was voted in as the new Senate majority leader on Wednesday, replacing Mitch McConnell, who had led the Senate's ...

Republican senators will gather behind closed doors to decide who will replace longtime Senate leader Mitch McConnell and ...

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 25, 2024. Cornyn and two others are ...

John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and Washington, are putting up a fight.

Republicans were favored to win control of the Senate and flipped seats in West Virginia, Montana and Ohio, while the battle ...