Nov 13, 2024 · Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., was elected by Republicans Wednesday to be the party’s first new Senate leader in nearly two decades—despite some MAGA Republicans …

Jan 8, 2025 · EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has two challenges on his mind as he prepares to usher President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda through the Senate.

Jan 13, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump, followed by Senate Majority Leader John Thune and wife Kimberly, walk through the Capitol on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Jan 9, 2025 · He first met privately with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and is also expected to huddle over the weekend with House GOP lawmakers at his private club Mar-a-Lago. Thune said...

Jan 8, 2025 · President-elect Donald Trump walks with Melania Trump at the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Washington, as Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., follows.

Jan 5, 2025 · New Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said it’s President-elect Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. Thune joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” for an interview that aired Sunday,...

Nov 14, 2024 · Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the newly appointed Senate majority leader, sought to quell any doubts among the GOP that he can’t work with President-elect Trump in the hours before his colleagues...

2 days ago · Congress How Trump’s trade war could put John Thune in a very uncomfortable spot Promised tariffs on Canada and Mexico could decimate the economy of the Senate majority leader’s home state.

Jan 3, 2025 · Thune, a 63-year-old South Dakotan, will have to maintain a positive relationship with a sometimes petulant and unpredictable Trump, who once sought his ouster and who has displayed little...

Jan 21, 2025 · John Thune said Joe Biden "opened the door on this” when asked about President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 protesters, including those convicted of assaulting police officers.