Lawmakers in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after Republicans scored a trifecta — winning ...

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

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

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.

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 ...

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) was elected the Senate Majority Leader to a mixed reaction from Republicans. Thune succeeds Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who has been the party’s leader in ...

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

WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Whip John Thune was elected the next Senate Republican leader on Wednesday, multiple outlets ...

Kari Lake was always seen as unbeatable in a Republican primary but an iffy prospect in a general election in Arizona.