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

A push from a Minnehaha County-based election integrity group to get Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson appointed to the ...

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

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

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

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

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority ... as they prepare to take majority control of the Senate with the 53 seats they won in last week’s elections. It was ...

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

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.

President-elect also nominates Tulsi Gabbard and Marco Rubio for senior roles, while Republicans are projected to win House ...

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 McConnell into a key ...

President-elect Donald Trump has declared a strong intention to use recess appointments in his next term. What are recess appointments?