Thune of South Dakota 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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

South Dakota Sen. John Thune has been elected to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the upper chamber's Republican leader.

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Wednesday elected their leadership teams for the next Congress, opting for a new slate in the Senate while ...

South Dakota senator who serves as the minority whip will replace Mitch McConnell in January.

Thune will be the point person shepherding President-elect Donald Trump's agenda through the chamber with a 53-47 GOP majority.

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

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with Trump despite differences the two have had over the years.

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

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

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