John Thune’s Shady Shutdown Provision Has the GOP Turning on Itself

The latest fracture concerns how Senate Republicans slipped a provision into the budget bill that would bankroll luxuriously ...

Thune eyes shutdown vote after ‘wheels came off’ bipartisan talks

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Friday that he is pushing for Democrats to “reengage” in bipartisan talks ...

Thune’s support for filibuster ‘unchanged’ by Trump demand to nuke it

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) support for keeping the 60-vote threshold for passing legislation through the Senate remains “unchanged,” according to a spokesperson, despite ...
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Senate Republicans choose John Thune as their new leader, replacing McConnell

Senate Republicans selected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to be their leader in the next Congress, three sources with knowledge of the vote said, replacing longtime leader Mitch McConnell, who is ...

The Senate took a major step toward ending the government shutdown. How did John Thune and Mike Rounds vote?

South Dakota's senators voted for a deal that appears poised to reopen the federal government after the longest shutdown in U ...

Thune to likely keep the Senate in session for the weekend as shutdown continues

S.D., said that he would likely keep the Senate in session to work over the weekend as the government shutdown continues.