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.

He announced he was nominating for attorney general Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, who was investigated by the Justice Department, but not charged, over allegations of sex trafficking a minor and ...

Republican senators will gather behind closed doors Wednesday to decide who will replace longtime Senate leader Mitch ...

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

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - U.S. Sen. John Thune was chosen by his peers ... Thune first beat out two other top contenders Wednesday in a closed-doors secret-ballot vote, including Florida Sen. Rick ...

Rubio, Stefanik, Gaetz and Noem will need to resign due to a Constitutional clause and similar state laws that prevent ...

John Thune will become the next Senate majority leader, committed to enacting President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

Mr. Trump also confirmed that Senator Marco Rubio was his choice to be secretary of state and said he had offered Tulsi ...

Republican senators chose South Dakota Sen. John Thune as their new leader in a closed-door vote on Wednesday. He will take ...

Republican senators chose South Dakota Sen. John Thune as their new leader in a closed ... John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick ...

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota will officially become majority leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3.

It was the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades. Three senators were competing to ...