Senate Majority Leader John Thune used the Senate floor to pay tribute to his high school coach, Jerry Applebee on Monday.

The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He ...

U.S. Senate Republican leader John Thune faces the test of his career this year as he tries to steer Donald Trump's agenda ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly in the minority, Democrats say they will vote with Republicans to advance legislation that would ...

John Thune, poised to become the U.S. Senate Republican leader, is about to face a defining challenge: guiding President Donald Trump's agenda through a narrowly divided Congress while ensuring the ...

By Stu WhitneyThough it’s an off year in election terms, 2025 will pack a considerable punch within the scope of South Dakota politics. The drama begins in January, when Gov. Kristi Noem is scheduled ...

"If those qualified nominees fail, that is John Thune's failure," Davis ... "a very good relationship" with Thune. Thune's allies say the former high school basketball star has the acumen to ...