South Dakota’s congressional leaders in Washington are not reliant on state party financial support but are mindful of action ...

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?

After nearly three decades on Capitol Hill, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) reached the apex of his career as the new Senate majority leader and head of the Republican caucus. But he’s also reached a ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote on a monthlong stopgap funding patch in exchange for votes to help ...

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune was a House veteran who has served 20 years in the Senate. At 64, he is a generation younger than former Leader Mitch McConnell. Thune has proven to be a good ...

“Democrats need to decide if they’re going to support funding legislation that came over from the House, or if they’re going ...

At least eight Democrats will need to join with Republicans to move the funding package forward to avoid a partial government ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has now teed up that procedural vote for early afternoon — and indicated he’d be willing to give Democrats a poised-to-fail vote on a four-week stopgap as ...