By Carl Hulse Reporting from the Capitol John Thune won election to the Senate ... Democrats hold together in opposition. Image Mr. Thune, then a congressman, campaigning for the Senate with ...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the incoming Senate majority leader, said Friday that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., will have "a really, really tough job," navigating a narrow majority. "I think he ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., arrives to speak to reporters following a closed-door strategy ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader John Thune faces the test of his career ... to answer questions at a public hearing and then face a Senate confirmation vote.

WASHINGTON — The Senate gaveled in on Friday and officially came under Republican control, with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) being sworn in and vowing to preserve the ...

WASHINGTON — John Thune won election to the Senate in 2004 by conquering Sen. Tom Daschle, the powerful Democratic majority leader, only to quickly face a mortal threat to his political future when a ...

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) in his first prepared address as Senate majority leader says “preserving” the filibuster will be one of his top priorities, making an early move to quash any talk of ...

Thune's comments came just after the Senate gaveled in to begin its new session. In his maiden floor speech as Senate majority leader, Sen. John Thune ... It was then-Senate Majority Leader ...