Author: David Sivak and Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is planning to keep senators in town for the April recess if Democrats cannot reach a compromise with the White House on funding for the Department of Homeland Security. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Thune said he expects to cancel his travel plans if the department, at…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Thursday that any effort to leave NATO would require approval from Congress, pushing back on President Donald Trump’s assertion that he could withdraw unilaterally. “Yeah, absolutely, I don’t think you can make that kind of a decision unilaterally,” Thune told the Washington Examiner in a sit-down interview. “Congress…

The Senate’s top Republican is calling for regime change in Iran as President Donald Trump weighs a range of military options to rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. “In my view, if you’re going to do something there, you better well make it about getting new leadership and regime change,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD)…

EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is highlighting the raw numbers that made 2025 a uniquely grueling year to argue that Republicans were historically productive in passing President Donald Trump’s agenda. The Senate cast 659 votes this year, Thune noted in an interview with the Washington Examiner — a number so high, he…

EXCLUSIVE — Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is turning to the power of President Donald Trump’s endorsement to protect his fragile Senate majority and deliver another term for his most vulnerable incumbents. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Thune said he’s working “very closely” with the White House ahead of the midterm elections, with…