Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected next Senate majority leader, making him a key partner in power to Trump ...

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with Trump despite differences the two have had ...

Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP senators in a ...

President-elect Donald Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, as he zeroes ...

Noem, 52, a Trump loyalist who has offered firm backing for the GOP leader's promise to carry out mass deportations, will ...

Trump says he will nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head Homeland Security Department WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Trump ...

The Florida context From Florida Phoenix This was Scott’s second attempt at becoming the GOP senate majority leader in the ...

Thune, of South Dakota, beat out Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida in a secret ballot election to replace ...

Two decades after John Thune ignited his political brand by knocking off Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota ...

The 82-year-old is the longest-serving Senate party leader in history. Republican senators chose South Dakota Sen. John Thune ...