On Wednesday morning, shortly before a majority of GOP senators cast their votes for Thune, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz appeared to ...

Reports from Washington have Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who serves as Senate Republican whip, winning the leadership ...

Senate Republicans have selected a new Senate majority leader to succeed Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party ...

The leading candidates for the job are Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and South Dakota Sen. John Thune.

As Republicans gain control of the Senate majority, multiple senators are fighting for votes for majority leader after the ...

John Cornyn is running to succeed Mitch McConnell after years waiting in his shadow. But the far-right, in Texas and ...

Sen. John Cornyn, the state’s senior senator, is running to succeed longtime Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

No Texan has held the role since Lyndon B. Johnson used the post to help make Houston mission control for NASA over 60 years ...

Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was elected new Senate majority leader, replacing Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky ...

Ahead of the U.S. Senate choosing its new majority leader, several Republican and advocacy groups in Texas issued statements ...

Sen. John Cornyn lost his election Wednesday to become the next Senate majority leader to Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, ...

The Senate Republican Conference will meet Wednesday, Nov. 13, to choose a successor to outgoing leader Mitch McConnell.