Several major Jewish organizations are expected to call on the Senate to “swiftly” confirm President Donald Trump’s nominees ...

President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal ...

A leader of a government watchdog group says U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, had a conflict of interest when he voted to approve his son-in-law’s nomination to a federal job.

Thune, who is currently the Republican Whip, defeated Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the second round of a secret ballot 29-24. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) was eliminated in the first round of voting.

When John Thune of South Dakota first won his Senate seat 20 years ago, he made history by defeating a party's Senate leader for the first time in more than 50 years. Today, he's a candidate to ...

A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess for now as President Donald Trump ...

EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will be traveling to Europe later this month with a delegation of Senate ...

Thune, who won Wednesday’s vote 29-24 in the second round of voting against Cornyn, will officially become majority leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3.

Mr. Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, is considering giving up his South Dakota seat because of both family concerns and Donald Trump’s enduring hold on the G.O.P.

Senate Republicans selected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their leader in the next Congress, three sources with knowledge of the vote said, replacing longtime leader Mitch McConnell, who ...