Sen. Thune suggests staying through weekend to confirm Trump picks after Dems delay votes: 'Shouldn't be hard'
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Senate confirms China hawk John Ratcliffe as Trump’s CIA director
Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security position.”
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Democrats block Ratcliffe's CIA director confirmation hearing, Thune vows to hold weekend votes
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Thune plunges into weekend standoff over Trump confirmations
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making good on his threat to keep the Senate working after hours, vowing to go straight through the weekend if Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) doesn't cut a deal to speed things up.
Thune sets up votes to confirm Hegseth by week’s end
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) put the procedural wheels in motion to confirm embattled secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth by the end of the week. Senate Republicans are moving ahead quickly on Hegseth’s nomination despite an affidavit from his former sister-in-law obtained by Senate Democrats that accuses him of having an alcohol problem
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Thune tees up Senate vote on International Criminal Court sanctions
The bill, which received bipartisan support in the House, will need votes from at least seven Democratic senators to pass
John Thune details how Trump and Congress will get US ‘back on track’ after Biden
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) previewed what the first 100 days of the second Trump administration will focus on, specifically how Congress will work with President-elect Donald Trump to put the United States “back on track.
Thune on Jan. 6 pardons: ‘Biden opened the door’
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
Thune: Remaining Trump Cabinet nominees ‘have a path to get there’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he thinks President Trump’s remaining Cabinet nominees have a “path” to be confirmed. “I think they all have a path to get there,”
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump's CIA director
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump, approving the second high-level appointment for the new administration.
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director
Former Congressman John Ratcliffe is the nation's new CIA director after the Senate voted 74-25 in favor of his confirmation on Thursday.
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The GOP Rivalry That Could Spell Big Trouble for Trump
When I asked Speaker Mike Johnson about Senate Majority Leader John Thune at a POLITICO Live event Tuesday, he was quick to praise the South Dakotan as a “principled” and “experienced ...
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GOP is unified behind Trump's 'winning' agenda, Senate majority leader says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., lays out his goals for enacting President Donald Trump's agenda in Congress on 'Hannity.'
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'Tells us a lot': MSNBC hosts pounce on John Thune for 'revealing' answer to reporter
Any question over how Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will assert his independence from Donald Trump was put to rest on Tuesday when he fled into an elevator to avoid questions about thepresident's pardon of violent Jan.