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

In the days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his transition effort as far more disciplined than ...

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

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination to be President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general has created a remarkable amount of ...

CJ Schwan’s broke ground Wednesday at Sioux Falls’ Foundation Park and future site of a 700,000-square-foot Asain-style food ...

Eastern District of Texas Judge J. Campbell Barker ruled that the Biden administration overstepped its authority and the program “stretches legal interpretation past its breaking point” of U.S.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday evening that House Republicans from across the conference struck a deal to ...

A look at the three candidates: Thune, 63, defeated then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle in 2004 after arguing during the campaign that Daschle had lost his South Dakota roots during his years in ...

Republicans have won enough seats to control the House of Representatives, completing the party’s sweep into power and ...

Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday, President-elect ...

As the 75-day transition period has begun, President-elect Donald Trump has to select who will serve in his cabinet.

Like McConnell, Thune hails from the Republican Party’s traditional wing. He has held the Republican whip position since 2019 ...