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 ...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich writes that President Trump, Senate Majority Leader Thune and House Speaker Johnson pulled ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...