Trump, Senate and Thune

Thune says he'll help Trump understand "what's realistic" in the Senate
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's committed to helping Donald Trump "achieve success" when he returns to the White House.
Top Senate Republican Won't Confirm He's a 'Yes' on All Trump Cabinet Picks
While some GOP senators have expressed full support for Trump's nominees, others have, for now, withheld their endorsements.
New top US Senate Republican John Thune steps up as Trump returns
U.S. Senate Republican leader John Thune faces the test of his career this year as he tries to steer Donald Trump's agenda through a narrowly divided Congress while protecting his own chamber's authority over Cabinet picks and spending.
John Thune Takes Charge in the Senate, Ushering In a New Leadership Era
The affable traditional conservative from South Dakota is the first new chief of the Senate G.O.P. in nearly two decades. He will confront a challenge managing President-elect Donald J. Trump’s expectations.
New Majority Leader Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve filibuster
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech as leader that his priority will be to “ensure the Senate stays the Senate.
New Senate Majority Leader Opens Session With Vow to Keep Filibuster
Senator John Thune said Friday that the filibuster has "perhaps the greatest impact in preserving the Founders' vision of the Senate."
US Sen. John Thune takes over as Senate majority leader
Sen. Thune takes over for Sen. Mitch McConnell. He began his tenure as majority leader with a call to preserve the filibuster.
Video Clip: Senate Majority Leader Thune On Opening Day of 119th Congress
The U.S. Senate gaveled in for the opening of the 119th Congress to swear in new members. In this clip, incoming Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD) provides remarks.
Thune will vow to preserve filibuster in first speech as Senate majority leader
Republicans broadly support preserving the 60-vote threshold, which in most cases forces compromise to pass legislation through the Senate.
How Ruben Gallego hopes his unusual path to the Senate will ‘nudge’ Democrats — and the chamber
Intense ambition and drive are what make Gallego like any other member of the Senate. It’s the rest that makes the ...
Senate Is Off to a Drama-Free Start
All eyes are on the House today, but the Senate is kicking off a new session too. Vice President Kamala Harris is swearing in ...
Departing Senate Environment Chair Carper pledges to ‘never retire,’ keep fighting climate change
Newly former Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Tom Carper (D-Del.) may be departing Congress, but he told ...
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted emerges as leading contender for JD Vance’s Senate seat
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is the leading candidate to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the US Senate, according to two ...
Washington state Democrats accidentally email their 'radical' tax plan to entire Senate
Washington state Democrats appeared to have accidentally emailed their internal tax proposals and talking points to the full ...
Symone on a historic first for the U.S. Senate: 'When women are in the room, things change’
Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman to serve in the Senate, joins MSNBC’s Symone Sanders to discuss how history was ...
Harris swears in Republican Senate in final weeks of vice presidency
Vice President Kamala Harris swore in new senators Friday to begin the 119th Congress, ushering in the new Republican ...
R.I. Senate president will replace chairwomen who opposed him, senators say
Senators say Senator LaMountain will replace Senator Euer as Judiciary Committee chair, and Senator Sosnowski will replace ...