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 ...

Anti-establishment conservatives who opposed Thune for leader are satisfied but cautiously optimistic, as Trump turns up the pressure to confirm his nominees.

Rachael Bade is POLITICO's Capitol Hill bureau chief and senior ... When I asked Speaker Mike Johnson about Senate Majority Leader John Thune at a POLITICO Live event Tuesday, he was quick to ...

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The Laken ...

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back ...

The White House meeting was billed as a strategy session, with the House and Senate at odds over how to pass President Donald Trump's agenda.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said “Biden opened the door on this” when asked Tuesday about President Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 protesters, including those convicted of ...

Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is primed to hand President Trump a quick string of wins on his first days in office.

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the ...