U.S. Senator John Cornyn was to the point about his 2026 reelection plans during a stop in Austin, doubling down on his bid ...

Former House Speaker Pelosi joined other democrats in chewing out Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voting for the Republican ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) kicked off his new year of leadership by keeping the Senate working for 10 weeks ...

The Senate cleared the House’s continuing resolution funding the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown at midnight. The crucial vote came when 10 Democrats crossed the ...

The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?

Thune says Democrats voted for a CR in the past. “A similar continuing resolution passed ... with 85 votes. This one should ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is seen during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Sen. John Barrasso, Thune’s No. 2, said that while they ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) tricky month keeps getting trickier. Why it matters: New debt ceiling fears, GOP holdouts and unexpected demands from President Trump are piling up fast.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Tuesday publicly nudged tech titan Elon Musk to delegate at least some of his DOGE cutback efforts to Trump administration officials “better attuned’’ to ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed wariness Tuesday over some of President Donald Trump’s recent policies, including new tariffs from the administration that threaten to raise the ...