Thune knows the stakes all too well: Retaliatory tariffs during Trump’s 2018 trade war with China crippled South Dakota’s agriculture-dependent economy — which relies on the billions of dollars worth ...

The administration is showing it doesn’t view the House and Senate as equal partners. So far, Republicans, who hold both ...

The Senate is voting in a dramatic late-night session on Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary ...

The framers of the Constitution imagined Congress as the preeminent branch of government. But many Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill seem content to play second fiddle.

The White House faces a decision on how to move forward with director of national intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard — wait and see if any GOP senators publicly oppose her, or launch a pressure ...

Could a confirmation hearing finally matter? The answers provided by Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick for director of ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday he’s taking a wait-and-see approach to President Trump’s ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune tells reporters gathered at a weekly news conference outside the chamber in the Capitol ...

On the Senate floor, the majority leader said the ‘illegitimate targeting of a key U.S. ally should concern all of us,’ and ...

John Thune represents South Dakota in the U.S. Senate and is the Senate Republican whip. Nitpicking the word ‘sued’ ignores the basic truth: Becerra spent years challenging Catholic nuns ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to be the nation’s top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to ...