House Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is being warned to push back against President Donald Trump to avoid earning a legacy ...

Thune, a two-decade Senate veteran who served in GOP leadership the past few years before succeeding longtime leader Sen. Mitch McConnell as the top Republican in the chamber, emphasized the team ...

Thune and the new GOP Whip, Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, sat nearby as McConnell spoke on the floor Thursday. When he concluded, several senators rushed over to the desk where he'd been speaking.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he expects former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) to vote with Senate Republicans on the “big stuff ahead of us,” after McConnell voted ...

The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not run for re-election, the longtime Senator announced Thursday.

McConnell has been one of the most influential political leaders of his era, joining the U.S. Senate in 1984 and serving as ...

McConnell's announcement had been expected by some in the political sphere since he announced he would step down as the ...

South Dakota Sen. John Thune, a top McConnell deputy, replaced him as majority leader. McConnell’s looming departure reflects the changing dynamics of the Trump-led GOP. He’s seen his power ...

McConnell has been one of the most influential political leaders of his era, joining the U.S. Senate in 1984 and serving as the GOP's leader in the chamber from 2007 through 2024 before giving up the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota gave him a warm handshake, and a dozen others senators soon did so as well. Sen. Lindsey Graham said McConnell reshaped the American judiciary, ...