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

After his election win in 2016, Trump met with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office and called it ‘’a great honor." But he soon was back to heaping insults on Obama, including accusing his ...

Two decades after John Thune ignited his political brand by knocking off Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota ...

Several toss-up races remained in play in California that could determine which party controls the House next year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate ...

where several races have yet to be decided. Thune, 63, is seen as an even-tempered institutionalist and seasoned legislator ...

WASHINGTON—Republican senators’ secret ballot vote Wednesday for a new leader will test how much lawmakers want to shake ...

John Thune will lead the Senate Republican conference next term, winning a three-way election to succeed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a closed-door vote on Wednesday. The South Dakotan will take ...

After Republicans won races statewide, especially in South Texas, the chair of the Texas Democratic Party, Gilberto Hinojosa, said he plans to resign next year after ...

La., is expected to easily win his party's nomination for speaker in a closed-door meeting Wednesday, with a final vote set for January on the House floor.