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

Sen. John Thune's victory came out of the first competitive election for Senate Republican leader in three decades.

He outlasted Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX ... Born in Orlando but raised in Lake County, Florida, ...

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key ...

In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell when he steps down from the post at the begin ...

He's just one of several Florida residents selected Wednesday to fill president-elect Donald Trump's cabinet seats.

Donald Trump announced more campaign loyalists could join his administration, inducing Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and Marco ...

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) also vowed to help incoming Senate Republican Leader John Thune accomplish President-elect Donald Trump's agenda in the new Congress.

Donald Trump has won the public embrace of virtually every Republican currently in federal elected office. In private, ...

Oklahoma's two Republican U.S. Senators did not choose the candidate preferred by President-Elect Donald Trump's inner circle ...

Of all the people in the universe, Donald Trump has settled on Florida Representative Matt Gaetz to lead the Justice ...

Mitch McConnell’s 18-year run as Senate Republican leader ended Wednesday as the GOP caucus selected a longtime protege of ...