In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell when he steps down from the post at the begin ...

Photo: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) ahead of the Senate Republican leadership election in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Madalina ...

S.D., has won the Senate GOP leader race, succeeding Mitch McConnell after an 18-year tenure, according to two sources in the room, Axiosreported today. Thune’s win is a good sign for agriculture.

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

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. Rick Scott (R-FL) is optimistic about the Senate GOP despite losing a bid to lead the conference on Wednesday. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) won the secret ballot race to lead the Senate GOP over Scott ...

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

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

Oklahoma's two Republican U.S. Senators did not choose the candidate preferred by President-Elect Donald Trump's inner circle ...

Senator John Thune (R-SD) won the GOP Senate leadership race after defeating MAGA-world favorite Senator Rick Scott (R-FL).

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune predominantly voted in line with Donald Trump during the president-elect's first term.

Thune beat out Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). “We’ve done many bipartisan things here in the Senate together and I hope that continues,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the ...