Washington (CNN) — The election of Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next leader of his party in the chamber – putting him on track to become Senate majority leader next year ...

Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader to succeed Mitch McConnell in a position he's held for 17 years.

A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess for now as President Donald Trump ...

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on Wednesday set the stage for Senate Republicans to begin moving forward next ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make recess appointments to clear the backlog of his pending nominees is an ...

In a floor speech delivered on Thursday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) called on his Democratic colleagues to work with Republicans on both government funding and presidential ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Thursday floated allowing for recess appointments to speed up confirming a backlog 161 administration officials tapped by President Trump.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, facing a backlog of unconfirmed nominees, is asking Democrats to quit stalling and confirm Trump’s picks.

The Senate used to run on deals involving everything from pipelines to feral cows. Reviving them could be the first step to ...