News

The general contours of the deal that Senate leadership has been negotiating with the White House have Democrats agreeing to speed up dozens of the president’s nominees, in exchange for the ...
A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate's yearly August recess, for now, as President Donald Trump ...
Axios on MSN1d

Inside Thune's logjam

Senators want to leave, President Trump wants them to stay, Democrats have demands with leverage, and Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has a so-called nuclear option in his hand. Why it matters: A ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Friday afternoon that whether a deal is reached on 160 stalled nominees ...
The new Senate majority leader is also helping steer the party’s electoral ship. He talked to Semafor about how it’s going.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Thursday floated allowing for recess appointments to speed up confirming a ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told The Post Wednesday that long-serving Democratic Party figures are in “big ...
Senator John Thune discusses tax reforms benefiting middle-income families and the impact of recent legislation on entitlement programs.
Thune indicated on Thursday that even if the House passes a resolution demanding that the Justice Department release files about Epstein, it would not gain much traction in the Senate.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) expressed support Wednesday for the “full disclosure” of government files related to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein in a Fox News interview.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is a key ally of President Trump's, helping get his domestic policy bill passed by the Senate. It is a dramatic reversal from their days as virtual political enemies.