John Thune Rises to the Senate Top

The South Dakota Republican failed in his first try for the Senate but came back to defeat a chamber leader. Now he will be the leader himself.

Top stories - The New York Times - 21 hours ago

Senate Republicans elect John Thune as majority leader

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was chosen as the next majority leader of the Senate, succeeding Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the GOP’s Senate leader. NBC News’ Ali Vitali reports on Thune’s rise ...

John Thune elected Senate majority leader

President-elect Donald Trump did not endorse a candidate to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell as the Senate Republican leader.

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John Thune on winning Senate majority leader election

South Dakota Sen. John Thune addressed reporters on Capitol Hill after being elected to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader. David Yaffe-Bellany, a crypto and technology ...

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Senate Republicans choose John Thune as their new leader

Senate Republicans chose John Thune of South Dakota, a longtime Mitch McConnell deputy, as their new leader over Donald Trump ally Rick Scott and another longtime leader, John Cornyn.

What will be on Senate Republican leader John Thune's plate?

Senate Republicans elected South Dakota's John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as the new majority leader. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports on how the vote went down and ...

John Thune elected as Senate Republican leader to succeed McConnell

Senate Republicans returned to Washington for the first time since they secured the Senate majority to determine who will be the new party leader in the chamber.

John Thune elected Senate majority leader in rebuke to Trump allies

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Live updates: Johnson nominated for Speaker, Thune elected Senate GOP leader

Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune ...

Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago

John Thune elected Senate Republican leader as Mitch McConnell steps down

South Dakota Sen. John Thune has been elected to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as the upper chamber's Republican leader. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.

Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday

What to know about Sen. John Thune, the new Senate Republican leader

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to become Senate majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.

Senate Republicans elect John Thune as next majority leader

South Dakota senator who serves as the minority whip will replace Mitch McConnell in January. John Thune , a Republican senator for South Dakota, will become the new Senate majority leader ...

World - The Guardian - 23 hours ago

John Thune of South Dakota Elected as Next Senate Majority Leader

Senator John Thune of South Dakota emerged victorious over a right-wing, MAGA-backed challenge from Senator Rick Scott of Florida.

Top stories - The New York Times - 23 hours ago

Rick Scott, John Thune or John Cornyn could be next Senate majority leader

Three names -- Florida Sen. Rick Scott, South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Texas Sen. John Cornyn -- are being floated in Congress as Senate Republicans prepare to meet to choose their next leader. ...

Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday

Thune elected Senate majority leader

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Thune wins contested race for Senate GOP leader

The South Dakotan will take over in January at the turn of the new Congress, when Republicans are expected to control the government trifecta.

Politics - Politico - Yesterday

South Dakota Republican says Thune will 'be a great leader' for Senate

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Sunday that Sen. John Thune (R-S.C.) will “be a great leader” for the Senate as Republicans in the upper chamber prepare for a return to power. “I’ve known John Thune ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Republicans to vote on Senate leader with Thune, Cornyn and Scott the frontrunners

Republicans on Wednesday will choose between South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Florida Sen. Rick Scott to replace outgoing GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. At this point, ...

Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday

GOP senators brush off concerns about Thune’s relationship with Trump

The new Senate majority leader has been critical of the president-elect, but even conservative senators expressed confidence that he would work well with Trump.

Politics - Politico - 22 hours ago

From the Archives: Senator John McCain on unrest in Yemen

Senator John McCain joined Face the Nation in 2015 after the collapse of a pro-American government in Yemen. He spoke about the situation on the ground and what could happen next.

Thune, Cornyn look to clinch top leadership spot with campaign blitz

Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) has crisscrossed the country this month to campaign with Senate GOP incumbents and challengers, hoping to lock down the votes he needs to put him over the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Trump Allies Push Him to Block Thune From Becoming Senate G.O.P. Leader

Advisers to the president-elect, who already has a strong hold on congressional Republicans, want him to tighten his grip by torpedoing the bid of the establishment front-runner for the post.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Navarro: 'We're not going to have a Trump Cabinet' with Thune or Cornyn leading Senate GOP

Former White House aide Peter Navarro questioned whether President-elect Trump’s nominees could get confirmed if either Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) or Sen. John Cornyn (R -Texas) is elected as Senate ...

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Hoosiers rise into top 5; Dawgs, Canes plummet

Oregon was the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week, while Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five.

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Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John's returns

Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods

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Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll, Gonzaga, Auburn crack top 5, St. John’s returns

The Jayhawks received 44 of 62 first-place votes after a home win against North Carolina, a game that saw Kansas blow a 20-point lead but hold on for a 92-89 win.

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Top Republican super PAC jumps into Nebraska Senate race

A top Republican super PAC is jumping into the Nebraska Senate race as incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer (R) struggles to put away her race against Independent Dan Osborn. The Senate Leadership Fund ...

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Cruz tops Allred by 2 points in Texas Senate race polling

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is leading Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) in the Texas Senate race by 2 points in a new survey as Election Day looms. The poll, released Tuesday by The University of Texas at ...

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Bitcoin rises 3% after topping $73,000 for the first time since March

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