1. Republican leadership elections: John Thune, Mike Johnson picked by ...

    https://www.npr.org/2024/11/13/nx-s1-5188585/house-senate-republican-leadership

    Republicans have chosen Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next party leader, launching a new era for the GOP after nearly two decades with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leading the party in the Senate.

  2. Who Is Republican John Thune, the New Senate Majority Leader?

    https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-11-13/who-is-republican-john-thune-the-new-senate-majority-leader

    He joined the chamber after defeating Tom Daschle, a Democrat who had served as both majority and minority leader during his 18 years in the Senate. Thune, 63, is currently in his fourth Senate ...

  3. John Thune elected by Republicans as next Senate majority leader

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/13/john-thune-elected-senate-majority-leader-gop/76118719007/

    1:18. WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans have elected Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., as the next Senate majority leader after rejecting public overtures from allies of President-elect Donald Trump who ...

  4. Who is John Thune, the next Senate majority leader? - CNN

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/john-thune-senate-republican-leader/index.html

    Washington CNN —. The election of Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as the next leader of his party in the chamber – putting him on track to become Senate majority leader next year ...

  5. Thune wins contested race for Senate GOP leader - POLITICO

    https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/13/john-thune-senate-republican-leader-00189305

    Updated: 11/13/2024 03:09 PM EST. John Thune will lead the Senate Republican conference next term, winning a three-way election to succeed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in a closed-door vote on ...

  6. Republican Senators Elect John Thune as Next Majority Leader

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-senate-thune-cornyn-scott.html

    Tom Brenner for The New York Times. Republicans on Wednesday elected Senator John Thune of South Dakota, their No. 2 in the chamber, to serve as majority leader in the next Congress, choosing a G ...

  7. John Thune elected as Senate majority leader, succeeds Mitch McConnell

    https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4987959-senator-john-thune-elected/

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

  8. Senate Republicans elect John Thune as their new leader, replacing ...

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-choose-new-leader-mitch-mcconnell-steps-rcna179670

    By Frank Thorp V, Ryan Nobles, Julie Tsirkin and Sahil Kapur. WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans selected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their leader in the next Congress, three sources with ...

  9. John Thune is striving to be the next Republican Senate leader, but can ...

    https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2024/john-thune-is-striving-to-be-the-next-republican-senate-leader-but-can-he-rise-in-trumps-gop/

    He came back from a gut-wrenching 2002 Senate race loss to successfully challenge then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, a Democrat, and rise to hold the Senate whip position, No. 2 in GOP leadership. This year, Thune — much like he ran the 800-meter race in high school — has jumped out to a pace meant to exhaust his rivals. He pledged a ...