John Thune

Senate tax writers float $15 billion rural fund to appease ‘Medicaid moderates’

Senate tax writers float $15 billion rural fund to appease ‘Medicaid moderates’

admin June 25, 2025

Senate tax writers have offered to set aside $15 billion for rural hospitals...

Thune makes hold-your-nose pitch to ‘big, beautiful bill’ holdouts

Thune makes hold-your-nose pitch to ‘big, beautiful bill’ holdouts

admin June 24, 2025

Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has a closing message for the Republicans still...

Thune runs into ‘big, beautiful bill’ time crunch ahead of July 4 deadline

Thune runs into ‘big, beautiful bill’ time crunch ahead of July 4 deadline

admin June 23, 2025

Senate Republicans are straining to meet a July 4 deadline to pass President...

Hakeem Jeffries says ‘Gang of Eight’ has yet to be briefed on Iran strikes

Hakeem Jeffries says ‘Gang of Eight’ has yet to be briefed on Iran strikes

admin June 23, 2025

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) criticized the White House for not yet...

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ gets smaller as Senate referee strikes GOP priorities

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ gets smaller as Senate referee strikes GOP priorities

admin June 21, 2025

President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax bill is starting to shrink in size as...

Thune sends senators sprinting with new voting stop clock

Thune sends senators sprinting with new voting stop clock

admin June 16, 2025

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is drawing rare Democratic praise — and...

Cracks in Congress rupture with Padilla detainment, screaming matches, and interparty scraps

Cracks in Congress rupture with Padilla detainment, screaming matches, and interparty scraps

admin June 12, 2025

The nation’s capital saw several partisan collisions on Thursday as party divides seemed...

Byrd Rule: How the Senate’s ‘guardrail’ could change the ‘big, beautiful bill’

Byrd Rule: How the Senate’s ‘guardrail’ could change the ‘big, beautiful bill’

admin June 5, 2025

The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act has moved to the Senate to...

Senate weighs unraveling House’s ‘big, beautiful’ deal on the SALT deduction

Senate weighs unraveling House’s ‘big, beautiful’ deal on the SALT deduction

admin June 4, 2025

One of the most controversial tax provisions in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful...

Trump greenlights ‘significant’ changes to ‘big, beautiful bill’ over Mike Johnson objections

Trump greenlights ‘significant’ changes to ‘big, beautiful bill’ over Mike Johnson objections

admin May 26, 2025

President Donald Trump is open to the Senate making “fairly significant” changes to...