Republican John Thune is elected the next Senate majority leader

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

The election of Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next leader of his party in the chamber – putting him on track to become ...

John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader.

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to become Senate majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the ...

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was elected the next Senate GOP leader, and will become the Senate majority leader in January.

The institutionalist South Dakotan emerged victorious over a right-wing, MAGA-backed challenge from Senator Rick Scott of Florida.

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be the new party ...

A public pressure campaign by top Donald Trump allies to elect their preferred candidate, Florida Senator Rick Scott, failed.

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 ...

Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a secret ballot ...

Republicans chose Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to lead the chamber of Congress, beating Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott.

Thune has served as Senate Republican whip, the No. 2-ranking position in the Senate GOP leadership, since 2019, and largely managed operation ...

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune to serve as Senate Majority Leader when the new Congress convenes in January. House ...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was chosen as the next majority leader of the Senate, succeeding Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the GOP's Senate ...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was chosen as the next majority leader of the Senate, succeeding Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the GOP's Senate ...

GOP Whip John Thune of South Dakota was elected by the Senate Republican Conference to succeed Mitch McConnell as leader in a secret ...

President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Sen. John Thune on winning election to the role of Senate majority leader, declaring that the ...

Why it matters: The South Dakota Republican is now the second most powerful man in Washington. His win is a victory for the post-Trump ...

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

GOP Sen. John Thune elected majority leader. He has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite differences they've ...