Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

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

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John Thune, R-S.D., as the next Senate majority leader this week ... The Senate majority leader is one of the most powerful ...

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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.

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

Staunch supporters of President-elect Donald Trump expressed their concerns that Sen. John Thune (R-SD) is likely to follow ...