The road ahead of Thune: From working with Trump to succeeding McConnell
The Empire Strikes Back famously features a string of Imperial officers being summarily executed by Darth Vader as their ...
Trump, the ‘America First’ candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism
Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform. But since winning a second term, the ...
New Senate leader Thune aims to tackle US ‘fiscal mess’ but admits GOP tax cuts may not be fully funded
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Sunday said one of his top objectives will be to address the country’s “fiscal mess” ...
Man with a plan: The Washington Examiner interview with John Thune
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has no illusions about the challenges ahead as he tries to execute an ...
‘Catch us if you can’: House and Senate will race each other to pass Trump agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson and other top leaders recommitted to passing border, tax and energy policies in “one, big beautiful bill” — as Trump himself has called for — while senators said they ...
John Thune gives unsettling answers about Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI
Thune, the newly minted Senate majority leader, has been portrayed as a potential roadblock in Trump’s attempts to confirm his Cabinet choices. But on “Meet the Press,” he sounded quite pleased with ...
John Thune Takes Charge in the Senate, Ushering In a New Leadership Era
The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He ...
Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as Republican leaders struggle to craft his priorities
President-elect Donald Trump emerged from a lengthy Capitol Hill meeting with Senate Republicans with no set strategy for ...
Thune weighs Trump agenda challenge: Going big without overpromising
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has two challenges on his mind as he prepares to usher President-elect Donald ...