President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

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

Senate Republicans have elected South Dakota’s John Thune as the next Senate majority leader after rejecting public overtures ...

President-elect Donald Trump wants the Senate to bypass approval for his Cabinet choices. How is that possible? We'll explain ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell announced he would step down from his leadership post earlier this year, ending his historic ...

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Now that the 2024 General Election has wrapped up, lawmakers are looking ahead to what comes next.

Yet some of Thune’s own views — political and personal — don’t sync up with the leader of the Republican Party, ...

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.

Experts say the president-elect, in pushing for recess appointments, is asking the Senate to abdicate its constitutional duty ...

The outcome of the secret leadership ballot, expected after the November election, is deeply uncertain. It’s a weighty choice ...

Lawmakers on the state’s budget-setting committee gave 24 roses Thursday to the longest-serving female member of the South ...