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 finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to ...

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt is one of the names being floated in GOP circles as a potential challenger to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.

Thune says Democrats voted for a CR in the past. “A similar continuing resolution passed ... with 85 votes. This one should ...

In an effort to identify additional leakers, DHS has begun administering polygraphs, also known as lie detector tests, ...

Many Democrats had agitated for the party to hang together and block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the ...

S enate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday evening that he would help advance a House GOP spending bill that ...

With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...

Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday ...

Trump needs Senate Democrats’ votes, but they are still weighing whether to use this rare point of leverage and risk taking ...

Let the Republicans fund the government or shut it down. Democrats should stand back and let them own whatever comes next.