Cornyn had for years signaled he wanted to succeed his close ally GOP leader Mitch McConnell. On Wednesday, he lost in a vote ...

Progressive priorities such as abortion rights, grocery tax repeal and legalized recreational marijuana were all defeated.

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as that chamber’s next majority leader during a ...

Thune, a senator from South Dakota, has differed with Donald Trump at times but now says he's committed to Trump's agenda.

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

South Dakota governor will take charge of a $60bn budget and federal agencies including the US Customs and Border Protection ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority ... “We've got three ...

The president-elect is rapidly filling out his cabinet with Republican lawmakers and loyalists just a week after Americans ...

S.D., as the next party leader, launching a new era for the GOP after nearly two decades with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ...

The two-term governor of South Dakota has been a loyal Trump ally. In her new role, Noem would oversee immigration, an issue ...

Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Dakota on Tuesday. Johnson captured his fourth term as the state’s single congressman by defeating Democrat Sheryl ...