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President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet and other high-profile posts will be a test for the new Senate. Will it ...

Sen. John Thune​ of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn​ of Texas in the race for Senate ...

In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace ...

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John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate ...

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

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

The Republicans in the US Senate on Wednesday elected John Thune of South Dakota as the chamber's next majority leader. The ...

John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday ... Wayne So long to ‘America’s Flagship’: Hampton ...