South Dakota Senator and U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune defends government efficiency cuts being made by the Trump administrative team, including to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He does ...

Shortly after Donald Trump blindsided senators and endorsed the House’s plan to advance the president’s agenda Wednesday, ...

Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...

John Cornyn (R-TX), and 42 of their Republican colleagues have introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act, a bill that would do away ...

Rounds and Thune have followed party lines on all of President Trump's cabinet member nominations, all of whom have confirmed ...

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving sitting senator, has announced he will leave Congress at the end of his term.

Washington — Senate Republicans are forging ahead with a narrower budget proposal focused on defense, border security and energy priorities, despite President Trump’s decision on Wednesday to endorse ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a ...

Senate Republicans announced Wednesday they are muscling ahead with their preferred legislative strategy to jumpstart Donald ...

Born and raised on a farm near Doland, South Dakota, John attended a one-room school house until it's closure, after which he attended school in Doland. Upon graduation from high school ...