U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the so-called ‘big beautiful bill’ that was signed into law last week by ...

It took nearly a year of work and was the toughest legislation Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he has ever worked on.

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Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to become Senate majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.

Thune was elected to the Senate in 2004, defeating then-Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who Thune argued had lost his South Dakota roots during his years in Democratic leadership.

John Nichols When Donald Trump tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election, some of the clearest and most consistent objections came from the senior senator from South Dakota, John Thune.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is ready to proceed with a make-or-break vote on the 940-page GOP megabill to find ...

Senate Leader Thune commits to working through July 4th recess if needed for Trump's priority bill, promising the largest spending reduction in history with pro-growth policies.

John Thune said the Senate won't overrule Elizabeth MacDonough, who flagged a Medicaid provision in the "big, beautiful bill.

Today, South Dakota U.S. Senator John Thune joined Minnesota’s congressional delegation in condemning political violence. They signed a bipartisan resolution honoring state lawmaker Melissa Hortman ...

Congress has failed at one of its most central constitutional duties: setting the parameters of war for the military.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch ...