WASHINGTON ― Senate Minority Whip John Thune was elected the next Senate Republican leader on Wednesday, multiple outlets have reported, ensuring Sen. Mitch McConnell’s right-hand man will ...

The so-called "Biden effect" has appeared to be a factor in congressional longevity after Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin ...

John Thune is currently serving as the senior U.S. senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. He is also the current Senate minority whip, the number two position in Senate ...

John Thune (R-S.D.) will take the mantle from ... The AP called the new leader, the current Senate Minority Whip, the No. 2 position in the Senate, a “top deputy” of the former majority ...

McConnell served as the Senate minority leader from ... and former Republican whip John Cornyn, R-Texas. In addition to Thune, Senate Republican leadership for the 119th U.S. Congress consists ...

Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday he won't seek reelection in 2026, kickstarting a race among Democrats in the Senate for ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate gaveled in on Friday and officially came under Republican control, with newly elected Majority Leader John ... Thune previously served as the Senate minority whip ...

Senate Republicans nominated Senate Minority Whip John Thune of South Dakota to succeed Mitch McConnell as majority leader, setting him up to be the main force to push through President-elect ...

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McConnell is resigning his leadership role after a record 18 years in the position, just in time for Thune to become the Senate majority leader in January South Dakota Sen. John Thune was chosen ...

After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.