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John Thune

John Thune is a South Dakota Republican who became the party's leader in the US Senate in 2025.

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83 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (John Thune 117th Congress portrait)

The earliest story we hold is from Oct 20, 2021.

Stories involving John Thune0 named stories in 2026

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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 19 left, 29 center, 29 right, 17% of the sources that published that week · 207 articles

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

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81 left · 89 center · 84 right: 254 sources on the spectrum, across 83 linked stories.

Everything else43 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first

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  1. Nov 10– 11House rejects Hegseth impeachment as GOP selects Jordan and Thune as leaders3 articles · 3 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Nov 9Electing John Thune Senate Minority Leader Would Be ‘Rewarding Failure’2 articles · 2 sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  3. Nov 9– 11Senate Republicans voting on whether to keep Thune as leader67 articles · 40 sources
    7 left, 15 center, 17 right
  4. Nov 9House Freedom Caucus drops lame-duck playbook for Thune, Johnson3 articles · 3 sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  5. Nov 8– 9Burchett 'absolutely' would take appointment to Blackburn's seat6 articles · 6 sources
    0 left, 1 center, 5 right
  6. Nov 4Thune: Republicans ‘will not stand idly by’ under Democratic majority3 articles · 3 sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  7. Nov 4Thune to run for minority leader7 articles · 7 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 4 right
  8. Oct 28Thune calls Moreno 'eye candy'9 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  9. Oct 26– 27Thune makes final push in red states as he scrambles to save Republicans’ Senate majority9 articles · 8 sources
    3 left, 4 center, 1 right
  10. Oct 19If Thune Doesn’t Censure Slotkin, He Supports Nuking All GOP Staffers2 articles · 2 sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right

Stories that name John Thune

  1. Nov 9– 11House Republicans elect Jim Jordan as their minority leader for the next Congress117 articles · 72 sources
    17 left, 26 center, 25 right
  2. Nov 7– 9Several Senate Republicans call for delaying party leadership election6 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  3. Oct 25– 31Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate Dan J. Sullivan292 articles · 96 sources
    22 left, 34 center, 36 right
  4. Oct 3– 5Ken Paxton’s estranged wife backs his candidacy — without mentioning him by name20 articles · 20 sources
    4 left, 11 center, 5 right
  5. Sep 29– Oct 6Trump heads to Nebraska, where his plan to import more beef has angered ranchers26 articles · 19 sources
    7 left, 7 center, 5 right
  6. Sep 10– 14Senate Republicans finally mobilize with big money for Ken Paxton in Texas6 articles · 6 sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
  7. Aug 7– 13Trump administration profile: Todd Blanche336 articles · 113 sources
    27 left, 51 center, 28 right
  8. Aug 4– 7Senate confirms Schwartz as CDC director135 articles · 60 sources
    18 left, 32 center, 8 right
  9. Jul 31Senate GOP close to cutting deal to avoid shutdown14 articles · 7 sources
    0 left, 6 center, 1 right
  10. Jul 27– 29Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign54 articles · 36 sources
    11 left, 14 center, 11 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 11Senate GOP leader punts key question on Pete Hegseth’s future3 articles · 3 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right