‘Trump likes winners’: How John Thune manages the Senate and Donald Trump
Shortly after Donald Trump blindsided senators and endorsed the House’s plan to advance the president’s agenda Wednesday, ...
Senate begins to switch gears with Trump Cabinet nearly complete
The GOP-controlled chamber has confirmed 18 of Trump's 22 Cabinet positions, freeing up valuable floor time for legislation ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune fires back at Trump admin’s ambitious spending cuts
It is unlikely DOGE’s goal of axing $1 trillion in federal spending could be achieved without hitting the popular spending ...
Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs
Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
The hours-long “vote-a-rama” rambled along in a dreaded but crucial part of the budget process, as senators considered one ...
Senate border budget triumphs after all-night session while Trump-backed House bill lags
Senate Republicans passed their preferred two-part budget on Friday after a marathon voting session, doing so before the ...
Senate chief Thune to move forward with bid to take lead from House GOP Trump’s agenda package
While House Republicans were out of town on recess, Thune (R-SD) announced that later this week, the Senate will take up ...
Republicans are pursuing separate paths to get Trump’s priorities through Congress
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has teed up a vote on a budget plan designed to give President Donald Trump an early policy ...
What is a ‘vote-a-rama,’ the Washington marathon loathed by senators?
Senators will soon undertake one of the most grueling shows of political theater in Washington as Republicans begin to craft ...