The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?

The Senate is nearing a key test vote as lawmakers work to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

House Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is being warned to push back against President Donald Trump to avoid earning a legacy ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of federal government by passing a funding bill after ...

Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's ...

The Senate gave final approval Friday to a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both ...

President Trump assailed in biblical terms the “weaponization” of the Justice Department under his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., saying during a meandering speech in the Great Hall of the ...

After a 54-46 vote, the measure now heads to Trump to sign into law hours before government funding was set to lapse.

Ten Democrats joined with Republicans to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the measure. The vote was 62-38.