The race for a new Senate Republican leader is expected to showcase the deepening division within the party as mainstream Republicans and hardliners push toward alternative goals.

Senate Republicans to Pick New Majority Leader in Secret Vote — Which Is Not Unusual Some right-wing commentators were frustrated to learn the final ballot would be conducted in secret.

Washington — Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune as leader, anointing a new standard bearer to replace Mitch McConnell at the party's helm in the upper chamber. The South ...

The Senate Republican Conference voted 29-24 to elect GOP Whip John Thune as the new majority leader on Wednesday, marking a new chapter for the party. "I am extremely honored to have earned the ...

The Senate Republican Conference voted 29-24 to elect GOP Whip John Thune as the new majority leader on Wednesday, marking a new chapter for the party. "I am extremely honored to have earned the ...

Thune was elected to the Senate in 2004, defeating then-Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who Thune argued had lost his South Dakota roots during his years in Democratic leadership.

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott, by gaining majority support from GOP ...

Republicans are replacing McConnell, the longest serving Senate party leader, as they prepare to take majority control of the Senate with the 53 seats they won in last week’s elections.

Whoever wins the secret-ballot election on Nov. 13 will not only become the Republican Senate leader, but will also steer the chamber as its majority leader, since the GOP is poised to take back ...

Kentucky's Mitch McConnell is stepping down as Senate Republican leader in November after nearly two decades in the role. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, announced the decision in a speech on ...

Politics Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader Thune beat out two other competitors, Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida, by gaining ...