Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to…
Read more Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won’t meet demands for ICE reformThis week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune joins to discuss the GOP’s priorities with President-elect Donald Trump coming into the White…
Read more 1/5: Face the NationCongressional Republicans have sent lawmakers home for the holidays without voting to address the Obamacare subsidies cliff that will hit millions of Americans on New Year’s Day —…
Read more Congress leaves town until 2026, letting enhanced Obamacare tax credits expire in two weeksThe Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the…
Read more Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of AmericansThe longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as today, Day 43, with almost no one happy with the final result.Democrats didn’t get the health insurance…
Read more A historic shutdown is nearly over. It leaves no winners and much frustrationWatch: John Thune speaks during rare Saturday session on government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Senators convened for a Saturday session on the 39th day of…
Read more Watch: John Thune speaks during rare Saturday session on government shutdownDeal-making overseas is so much more interesting than deal-making at home. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images Before last night’s off-year elections, there was quiet momentum in Washington toward an…
Read more Only Trump Can Reopen the Government. But He’s Not in the Mood.WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many…
Read more Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdownAs the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it,…
Read more Senate Republicans head to White House as government shutdown enters fourth weekSenate Majority Leader John Thune announced Monday he hopes the White House withdraws Paul Ingrassia’s nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel, following Politico’s reporting on racist…
Read more The Republicans who denounce Trump nominee Ingrassia after leaked textsGovernment shutdown drags into third week as Senate set to reconvene – CBS News Watch CBS News The government shutdown entered its third week on Monday as the…
Read more Government shutdown drags into third week as Senate set to reconveneThe FBI analyzed the phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Trump and his allies to…
Read more FBI analyzed some Republican lawmakers’ phone records as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, GOP senators sayAs the Senate meets Friday for another vote to reopen the federal government, Democrats are refusing to yield without a deal from President Donald Trump — likely extending…
Read more Government shutdown threatens to drag on through weekend with lawmakers deadlockedSenate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that the Senate will return Friday for another vote to reopen the government but cautioned that lawmakers are unlikely to hold…
Read more Government shutdown: Top Republican gives update on next Senate votePresident Trump will meet with congressional leaders on Monday, just ahead of an Oct. 1 deadline for lawmakers to reach an agreement on a spending bill that would…
Read more Trump to meet with congressional leaders ahead of shutdown deadlineU.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, speaks at Dakotafest in Mitchell on Aug. 20, 2025. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune was…
Read more Thune steams while Democrats do the country a favor by slowing Trump’s nomineesCongress only has a few weeks to avoid a government shutdown, but leaders of both parties are still a long way from agreeing on a stopgap spending bill…
Read more Government shutdown deadline only weeks away: What’s ahead? – WTOP NewsRepublicans are quickly falling in line behind Ashley Hinson, the Iowa representative running to replace Sen. Joni Ernst in the red-leaning state. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and…
Read more Republicans move quickly to support Ashley Hinson’s Senate bidPresident Donald Trump wants Republican congressional leaders to develop a comprehensive crime bill to tackle public safety issues in D.C. and other cities. For all the latest developments…
Read more New GOP anti-crime bills in Congress will focus on DC – WTOP News(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is working with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, both Republicans, on a “comprehensive…
Read more Trump says he is working with Republicans on ‘comprehensive crime bill’