John Thune won election to the Senate in 2004 by conquering Senator Tom Daschle, the powerful Democratic leader, only to quickly face a mortal threat to his political future when a major Air Force ...

President-elect Trump and Republican senators wrestled over the best strategy for moving Trump’s top agenda items, including ...

Thune unveiled the Senate’s preferred strategy of moving Trump’s agenda in two separate reconciliation bills at a Senate Republican retreat in early December.

WASHINGTON — The halls of the United States Capitol were calm the day before the 119th Congress was set to be sworn in. Desks on the floor of the Senate were being rearranged and the door of the ...

President-elect Trump and Republican senators wrestled over the best strategy for moving Trump’s top agenda items, including border security and tax relief, during a two-hour meeting at the ...

While a number of lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, reportedly argued in favor of two separate bills, Trump said he prefers the idea of a single bill — “one big ...

President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with Senate Republicans to try to get lawmakers "on the same page" on how to advance some of his major policy initiatives.

India's external affairs minister S. Jaishankar advances US-India relations with early talks with key members of the new ...

After meeting on the Hill, senators appear unmoved by Trump's argument. After meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump appeared ambivalent about the ...

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