Sen. John Thune 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 Senate legislation.

Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate Friday under the new leadership of South Dakota’s John Thune, who promised to ...

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his ...

After Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Dec. 29, 2024, politicians and world leaders including Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Bill ...

Of the senators heading for the exits, seven are retiring, three lost their reelection bids, one resigned, and two others ...

Johnson abandoned that legislation earlier this week after first Elon Musk, then President-elect Donald Trump opposed it. But ...

With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House has approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to fund the government, a key step toward averting a midnight government shutdown. The final vote was 366 in favour, 34 opposed and one lawmaker ...

Johnson abandoned that legislation earlier this week after first Elon Musk, then President-elect Donald Trump opposed it. But ...

Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...