John Thune’s victory on a secret-ballot continued the long tradition, in both parties, of elevating small-state senators to ...

Thune shared his thoughts on Trump's agenda after his election as Senate majority leader sparked backlash from Trump's ...

The mild-mannered South Dakotan and top McConnell ally recently made efforts to patch up his relationship with ...

Twenty years after he won his Senate seat by assailing Tom Daschle’s performance as minority leader, John Thune is the ...

Donald Trump has already queued up an uncomfortable loyalty test for Senate Republicans with a long string of controversial ...

Donald Trump has started to fill key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who ...

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell during a campaign rally in ... the presidential election. But their pitches are mostly behind closed doors, and most GOP senators won’t yet say which lawmaker they are ...

Trump's control of the RNC and renewed relationships with congressional Republicans could mean policy wins for the party over ...

John Thune on ... More from Election Night:Republicans take majority control of U.S. Senate after Ohio, West Virginia victories At Johnson's watch party, Thune briefly took the stage to express ...

Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) is urging ... s closer to the president-elect than Thune. Cornyn spent time with Trump in recent weeks at a rally in Reno, Nevada, and a meeting in Austin ...

Senate Republicans vying to replace longtime leader Mitch McConnell have been crossing the country to campaign and fundraise ...

He made his speech Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. John Thune on Tuesday night ... to the Black Hills for a rally in Rapid City, where she ...