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Sydney Sweeney and fixing the Senate
The Senate used to run on deals involving everything from pipelines to feral cows. Reviving them could be the first step to ...
Thune to visit NATO nations with delegation of GOP freshmen
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will be traveling to Europe later this month with a delegation of Senate GOP ...
Ethics watchdog says Thune’s vote to confirm his son-in-law’s nomination was a conflict of interest
A leader of a government watchdog group says U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, had a conflict of ...
John Thune says recess appointments are ‘on the table’ as battle for Trump confirmations drags on
In an exclusive interview with The Post Wednesday, Thune said “at some point” the Senate will have to change the nominations ...
Thune: Recess appointments on table as Senate faces backlog of nominees
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make ...
House and Senate block Trump recess appointments with brief sessions, Thune confirms vote shortfall
In a rare procedural move, the House and Senate briefly convened in mostly empty chambers today to prevent President Donald ...
Thune’s bid to change rules for nominees faces GOP opposition
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a difficult test in rallying GOP colleagues to change the Senate’s rules to speed up the confirmation of approximately 140 Trump nominees. Changing the ...
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Conservative Pundit Jabs GOP Senator for Wanting to Give Away Senate’s ‘Last Living Function’ to Trump
McLaughlin, however, took issue with Lee’s pushing for recess appointments. “At that point, the Senate may as well disband.” ...
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John Thune Says Democrats Unprecedented ‘Obstruction’ Will Cost Them Next Time They’re In Power
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is telling Democrats to think twice before continuing with their deliberate slow-walking of ...
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Who is John Thune, the next Senate majority leader?
Thune, who won Wednesday’s vote 29-24 in the second round of voting against Cornyn, will officially become majority leader when the new Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3.