Senate Majority Leader John Thune notched his first big win Friday by clearing the filibuster on the Laken Riley Act. It'll ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, opened the two-year Senate session Friday with a vow to keep the filibuster. The filibuster is a controversial legislative tactic ...

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) in his first prepared address as Senate majority leader says “preserving” the filibuster will be one of his top priorities, making an early move to quash any talk of ...

with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) being sworn in and vowing to preserve the filibuster, among other priorities, in the 119th Congress. Thune, 63, promised that his tenure would ...

The bill, which received bipartisan support in the House, will need votes from at least seven Democratic senators to pass ...

John Thune of South Dakota used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at least 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate.

We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in ...

New Majority Leader Thune Kicks off Senate Session With Pledge to Preserve Filibuster WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to ...

Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed a bill that would have required medical providers to perform life-saving care for ...

President Trump made a big splash with dozens of executive actions on his first day in office, but now comes the hard part: ...

Congressional Republican met with President Trump on Tuesday to hash out a legislative strategy but have yet to land on the ...

Defense secretary-designee Pete Hegseth’s nomination cleared a key Senate hurdle Thursday, inching him closer to getting confirmed in a significant win for one of President Trump’s ...