Senator John Thune will officially become the Senate Majority Leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3. The remainder ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile during the COVID-19 pandemic, had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future, and published two political memoirs in three years. Lawmakers ...

He rode a remarkable and ahistoric wave back to re-election last week, one in which his allies expanded their majority in the ...

Before the Senate, Thune represented in the House, worked as the executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party and ...

Jensen, a two-time Class A all-state selection for Vermillion, will attend the University of South Dakota and compete in ...

Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite ...

President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Wednesday for an Oval Office visit that’s a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power — a ritual Trump himself d ...

Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected next Senate majority leader, making him a key partner in power to Trump ...

Elon Musk and the MAGA online right had pushed for Sen. Rick Scott to be chosen for the position over Thune.

The Associated Press contributed to this story, which was produced by South Dakota News Watch, an independent, nonprofit news ...

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 Sen. Mitch McConnell into a key ...

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