AILSA CHANG, HOST: Newly elected Senate Majority Leader John Thune has his work cut out for him. Within hours of securing the Senate's top job, tensions within his party were evident already.

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the ...

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next Senate majority leader after rejecting public overtures from allies of President-elect Donald Trump who backed a ...

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (C) speaks after being elected Senate Majority Leader for the 119th Congress following the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in ...

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) was unable to confirm President Donald Trump’s claims that Iran’s nuclear facilities ...

Thune, who won Wednesday’s vote 29-24 in the second round of voting against Cornyn, will officially become majority leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3.

In a collegial body like this, there's just a ton of socialization and making sure you have buy-in,” the Senate GOP leader ...

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) on Thursday called for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to fire Parliamentarian ...

The sprawling domestic policy measure now heads to the House, with Republicans hustling to get it to the president’s desk by ...