The Senate Republican Conference will meet Wednesday, November 13, to choose a successor to outgoing leader Mitch McConnell.

Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential race early Wednesday morning, after earning 277 electoral votes in the ...

GOP U.S. Sen. John Thune said Republicans will help President-elect Donald Trump “hit the ground running” in his second administration. Thune, who represents South Dakota, told NewsNation’s Leland ...

From the White House to the statehouse, South Dakotans are determining how Tuesday’s election results will affect their lives.

South Dakota officials are reacting Donald Trump’s election win. In a post on X, Gov. Kristi Noem said “the Dakotas are happy ...

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, as well as the state’s two senators and lone congressman, congratulated Donald Trump on ...

South Dakota’s John Thune is campaigning for the role. “When we get past the election, obviously it’ll be a real push because the election will happen the week after that, the leadership ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO/AP) — As Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune seeks to become Senate majority or minority leader, his fellow South Dakotan in the chamber has his back. “It’s good ...

The polls closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, but Minnehaha County's votes still haven't been fully counted and reported online.

South Dakota's John Thune, McConnell’s current No. 2, and John Cornyn of Texas, who held that job before Thune, are the front-runners in the Nov. 13 secret ballot to replace McConnell.

Chair Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is telling colleagues that he will support Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) in the ...