Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary, had three military deployments during his Army ...

U.S. Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be the Majority Leader starting in January, opting for a seasoned Washington insider despite pressure by supporters of ...

"I look forward to working with him.” Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in two rounds of secret ballots behind ...

John Thune and a reversal from his previous stance on blocking confirmations of qualified judicial nominees. Senate Republicans rebelled late Monday night, dragging out the floor process by ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Senator John Thune will soon be in one of the most prominent positions in Washington. As Senate Majority Leader, he will wield a lot of power. But he will also have to ...

U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune of South Dakota to be the Majority Leader starting in January, opting for a seasoned and well-respected lawmaker despite pressure by supporters of ...

In choosing South Dakota’s John Thune ... the White House, Thune’s job won’t be easy. His first test will be considering Trump’s nominees for the cabinet and other high-ranking positions.

Senate Majority Leader-elect John Thune on Tuesday criticized what he described as Democrats’ difficulties in supporting Israel and added that “reinforcements are on the way” as Republicans ...