Shades of optimism filled the Senate this past week as bipartisan talks on a way out of the government shutdown increased.

Bravo to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other Republican senators for refusing to even consider President Trump’s demand to get rid of the filibuster that protects the rights of the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Monday the government shutdown has dragged on for so long that it’s time to ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ABC News on Wednesday that the thousands of furloughed federal workers will get back pay when the government shutdown ends. However, he would not say whether he ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Tuesday that there would be “strong” support within the Senate Republican Conference for a proposal offered to Democrats by Sen. Ron ...

In the nine months since John Thune became Senate majority leader, the South Dakota Republican has held his party together again and again on tough votes to move President Donald Trump’s agenda ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune has offered Democrats a standalone vote on extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies in exchange for voting to open the government back up. So far, ...

Senate Democrats will soon have their eighth and final chance to pass their version of a short-term funding bill to reopen the government, as GOP leaders will no longer allow votes on what they say is ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Wednesday he thinks Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) would engage in “sincere” talks about extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says President Trump is making a mistake by calling for a significant increase in ...

Federal law mandates that federal employees get back pay after shutdowns end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ABC News on Wednesday that the thousands of furloughed federal workers will get ...