New Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, opened the two-year Senate session Friday with a vow to keep the filibuster. The filibuster is a controversial legislative tactic ...

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) in his first prepared address as Senate majority leader says “preserving” the filibuster will be one of his top priorities, making an early move to quash any talk of ...

John Thune Mocks Democrats’ ‘Sudden Change Of Heart’ On Filibuster After Losing Control Of Senate During remarks on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) spoke about the ...

with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) being sworn in and vowing to preserve the filibuster, among other priorities, in the 119th Congress. Thune, 63, promised that his tenure would ...

John Thune of South Dakota used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at least 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate.

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) will promise to maintain the filibuster on Friday afternoon in his first speech as Senate majority leader. “One of my priorities as leader will be to ensure that the ...

New Majority Leader Thune Kicks off Senate Session With Pledge to Preserve Filibuster WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to ...

We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech as leader that his priority ...