Like McConnell, Thune hails from the Republican Party’s traditional wing. He has held the Republican whip position since 2019 ...

With full control, Trump and the Republicans will be able to pursue their legislative agenda without serious threat from ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking ...

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at how newly elected Senate Republican leader John Thune's relationship with President-elect Donald Trump will quickly be put ...

The South Dakota Republican failed in his first try for the Senate but came back to defeat a chamber leader. Now he will be ...

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is one of the most powerful people in Washington that folks outside D.C. have never heard of.

President-elect Donald Trump is considering Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation as Kansas City develops a transit plan for the 2026 World Cup.

At $15,000/yr, Kansans earn 3.5x less than the annual living wage in Kansas of $54,601; falling into 2022 poverty thresholds ...

Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader ...

Social Security may become insolvent as early as 2035. President-elect Donald Trump previously vowed tax cuts for seniors.

The election of Republican John Thune of South Dakota as Senate majority leader tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with ...

In some cases, early results show Republicans broke up Democratic trifectas, in which one party controls both legislative chambers and the governorship. Those flips could create less left-leaning ...