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.

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 ...

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

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 ...