We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in ...

So, here are some Senate vocabulary terms for you. Cloture, filibuster and ripen. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed "cloture" Tuesday to break filibusters on three nominees ...

John Thune Mocks Democrats’ ‘Sudden Change Of Heart’ On Filibuster After Losing Control Of Senate During remarks on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) spoke about the ...

With Donald Trump's agenda at stake, the top Republican leaders are divided on fundamental questions of strategy.

ANALYSIS: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel all have their hearings next week, Eric Garcia reports ...

When I asked Speaker Mike Johnson about Senate Majority Leader John Thune at a POLITICO ... will have to use to avoid a Democratic filibuster — Thune balked. In private conversations before ...

The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in ...

with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) being sworn in and vowing to preserve the filibuster, among other priorities, in the 119th Congress. Thune, 63, promised that his tenure would ...

The bill, which received bipartisan support in the House, will need votes from at least seven Democratic senators to pass ...

The Senate majority leader said lawmakers are “struggling right now” to determine which regulations are eligible under the ...

A final vote in the Senate is likely to be on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump is sworn in as president. The Laken Riley Act would then go back to the House.