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Thune's Q1 report card after Senate's longest work stretch in 15 years
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) kicked off his new year of leadership by keeping the Senate working for 10 weeks ...
Senate Dems join with Republicans to pass government funding bill, avert a midnight shutdown
The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.
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Bill to ban trans athletes from girls' and women's sports teams fails to advance in Senate
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., center, accompanied by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, speaks to reporters after a Senate policy luncheon ...
New York Magazine4d
While DOGE Goes Fast, Congress Goes Slow on Trump Agenda
Mass deportations and a debt-limit increase are being stalled by House-Senate differences and the massive size of the budget ...
Ex-Rep. Katie Porter — who once allegedly attacked hubby with mashed potatoes — enters race to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom
During a heated marital fight in 2006, Porter mocked her then-hubby for not being able to “read the f--king instructions” ...
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The Government-Shutdown Vote Is a GOP Trap for Democrats
Congressional Democrats may just surrender rather than risk catching blame for shutting down a government that Republicans ...
Thune takes middle ground as MN, ND lawmakers disparage, celebrate Trump's spat with Zelenskyy
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, reacting Friday afternoon to a heated joint press conference between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told the Mitchell Republic ...
The Gazette18d
Thune squeezes Democrats with transgender athlete Senate vote
But the vote, teed up Thursday by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), suggests the continued potency Republicans see in transgender politics after putting it front and center in the 2024 ...
NBC News19d
House and Senate GOP approved competing budget plans. Now comes the hard part.
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans have voted to approve competing budget measures to pass portions of President Donald Trump’s agenda. And top GOP lawmakers insisted Wednesday they won ...
Politico19d
House and Senate Republicans are divided. Markwayne Mullin insists it isn’t hopeless.
“He plays a very constructive role,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in an interview. “He’s just a guy who is always looking and driving to try to get things done.” It’s a role ...
The Independent20d
Trump says Ukraine started the war with Russia. His top man in the Senate disagrees
But Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters he was not sure why the U.S. voted the way it did at the United Nations. “I don't know what's all behind that, my assumption it's part of the ...
The Hill20d
Thune urges Musk to treat federal workers ‘respectfully’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday urged Elon Musk and his team at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to treat federal workers respectfully as they look to cut ...