Supporters and opponents of a proposal to slash public defender caseloads in Washington made their closing arguments to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. For two hours, justices listened to ...

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.

In today’s edition, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur looks at how newly elected Senate Republican leader John Thune's relationship with ... Trump and his party all the levers of power in ...

John Thune’s win as GOP Senate majority leader exposed the ... “Not every established rule, custom and norm in Washington ...

After 18 years of Mitch McConnell, Senate Republicans officially have a new top dog: South Dakota Senator John Thune will ...

Mr. Trump also confirmed that Senator Marco Rubio was his choice to be secretary of state and said he had offered Tulsi ...

Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s ...

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

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped ...

Theodore Olson, a conservative American lawyer who helped Republican George W. Bush secure the presidency in the legal battle ...

Trump is rolling out a steady stream of appointees and nominees for his upcoming administration, working thus far at a faster ...

On Tuesday, Republican Representative David Valadao and ... with John Thune, John Cornyn and Rick Scott vying to succeed ...