Atlanta Journal-Constitution4h
Georgia Democrats are fracturing over Trump’s hardline immigration agenda
When President Donald Trump made a measure named for a slain Georgia nursing student the first law he signed in his second term, it crystallized a deepening Democratic divide over immigration that ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat27d
New Majority Leader John Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve filibuster
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new ... Outgoing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who will remain Democratic leader, advised Thune in a floor speech on Friday to work ...
Politico25d
Thune confident GOP will be able to deliver on agenda
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed ... the minority party in the Senate is unable to launch a filibuster. And Thune isn’t worried about ruffling Democratic feathers in the process.
ABC News27d
As new Senate gets underway, Thune vows to uphold Senate filibuster
Thune's comments came just after the Senate gaveled in to begin its new session. In his maiden floor speech as Senate majority leader, Sen. John Thune ... does not have any Democratic support ...
With large Democratic support, Senate expands bill that could deport immigrants without due process
A change passed Wednesday mandates the federal detention of any undocumented migrant accused of assaulting a cop ...
Full List of Senators Who Voted Against Advancing Laken Riley Act
Ten senators voted against further debate on the Laken Riley Act, which would mandate ICE detention of undocumented ...
The New York Times27d
John Thune Takes Charge in the Senate, Ushering In a New Leadership Era
By Carl Hulse Reporting from the Capitol John Thune won election to the Senate in 2004 by conquering Senator Tom Daschle, the powerful Democratic ... and outgoing party leader, and the lure ...
Washington Examiner4d
Thune keeps conservative critics at bay as he forges path on Trump agenda
Senate Majority Leader John ... Thune successfully papered over past tiffs with Trump before becoming leader, but the president’s first term revealed the limits of Trump’s patience with party ...
AOL26d
Sen. John Thune says House Speaker Mike Johnson has a 'really tough job' ahead
John Thune, R-S.D., the incoming Senate majority ... Johnson on Friday won a second term as speaker, a role to which members of his party first elected him in October 2023 after the previous ...
Politico25d
Schumer presses Thune for briefings on recent attacks
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is pressing Majority Leader John Thune ... The Democratic leader noted that it has “been the practice in the Senate” for party leaders to work ...
Washington Examiner27d
Thune will vow to preserve filibuster in first speech as Senate majority leader
The 119th Congress will commence at noon Friday, marking the end of Democratic control ... influencing the direction of his party. Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters ...
Senate Democrats say they will vote to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced ahead of the vote on Thursday that he will join several of his party’s moderates in voting ... New Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., “has said he ...