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Thune, Vance cut deal with Senate conservatives to save GOP megabill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Vice President Vance struck a deal Saturday night with a group of Senate ...
John Thune Says Senate Won't Overrule Parliamentarian on Medicaid Provision
John Thune said the Senate won't overrule Elizabeth MacDonough, who flagged a Medicaid provision in the "big, beautiful bill.
Senate GOP races to vote on Trump’s agenda bill as Thune confirms deal with holdouts to cap record-breaking session
Senate Republicans are hurtling toward a final vote on President Donald Trump’s agenda bill after more than 24 hours of ...
Senate passes Trump's big bill with Medicaid changes; House battle is next
Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. It now must go back to the ...
Trump megabill narrowly advances in Senate despite 2 GOP defections
Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly voted to advance a sprawling 1,000-page bill to enact President Trump’s agenda, ...
Thune earns leadership stripes with 'big, beautiful bill' Senate passage: 5 takeaways
S.D., kept most of the GOP herd together through a thorny debate to deliver Trump his defining legislative win.
Democrats Bet Jobs in Red States Would Save Clean Power Projects. They Lost.
By ending tax credits for wind and solar power, Senate Republicans may have jeopardized billions in investments in their own ...
Senate moves toward final vote on Trump budget bill
The Senate is holding a marathon amendment voting session Monday after Republicans advanced President Donald Trump's ...
Thune says health care often 'comes with a job.' The reality's not simple or straightforward
Millions of people are expected to lose access to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance plans if ...
Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump megabill after marathon voting session
The revised package now heads back to the House, where Republican leaders hope to approve it and send it to Trump before a ...
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Fact check: Thune says health care often ‘comes with a job.’ The reality’s not simple or straightforward
The most obvious category of people who don’t have workplace insurance are those who don’t have a job. This group includes ...
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Next Senate majority leader to be John Thune of South Dakota
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, speaks in support of Ohio Republican candidate for the United States Senate, Bernie Moreno (not pictured) during a bus tour stop for the Ohio Senate race in ...