U.S. Senate Republicans elected John Thune of South Dakota to be the Majority Leader starting in January, opting for a seasoned and well-respected lawmaker despite pressure by supporters of Donald ...

Republicans will have a likely 53-seat majority when they start the confirmation process in the next Congress, up one from ...

The journey of U.S. Sen. John Thune to new Senate majority leader began 20 years ago in one of the hardest fought, ...

Eight years ago, Trump’s transition got off to a slow and stumbling start. This time, he is moving swiftly to fill key roles ...

South Dakota's relatively unassuming national presence was shattered this week after a meteoric rise to power for Gov. Kristi ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - This week, President-elect Donald Trump tapped Gov. Noem to be the Secretary of ...

Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem has a long, complicated history with tribes in South Dakota. Tribal leaders are more positive about South Dakota Sen. John Thune being elected Senate ...

While the next four years of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are still being constructed, South Dakota ...

President-elect Donald Trump is considering recess appointments to skip over Senate confirmations for some of the most ...

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

Trump on Thursday selected former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Collins, who ...