South Dakota's relatively unassuming national presence was shattered this week after a meteoric rise to power for Gov. Kristi Noem and Sen. John Thune. Donald Trump won a second, non-consecutive ...

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - U.S. Sen. John Thune was chosen by his peers on Wednesday to lead his Republican colleagues as they work with President-elect Donald Trump and an expected GOP-led House ...

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

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

Republicans in the United States Senate picked veteran John Thune to be the chamber ... a hardline conservative and Trump loyalist. The South Dakota senator is viewed as a well-regarded insider.

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected next Senate majority leader, making him a key partner in power to Trump ...

The 63-year-old won 25 votes for Senate majority leader, while Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, got 15 and Florida Sen. Rick Scott ...

Senate Republicans have chosen Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the new majority leader, ushering in a new era of leadership in the Senate for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader WASHINGTON -- Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the ...