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    ‘SHOW VOTE’: Conservatives Outraged at Thune’s Decision to Vote on SAVE America Act Without Talking Filibuster

    A source familiar with the matter has confirmed to The Daily Signal that Senate Majority Leader John Thune will bring the SAVE America Act to a vote next week without moving forward with a talking filibuster. The suspected vote was previously reported by Politico and the Washington Examiner.  “I can confirm, it looks like Thune…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Leavitt Responds to Thune’s Hesitancy to Prioritize SAVE America Act

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted to Senate Majority Leader John Thune saying the math doesn’t add up to pass President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act. “I think the urgency behind his need to pass the SAVE America Act and his desire to get this country- saving legislation passed have been made quite clear,”…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    THUNE: DHS Shutdown Very Likely

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced that a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is likely when the clock strikes midnight on Friday, due to a lack of agreement with Democrats on funding the agency. “We don’t have a solution yet,” Thune, R-S.D., told reporters outside the Senate floor Thursday afternoon. “The Democrats, at…
    George Caldwell
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    Nearly 100 Conservative Leaders Urge Thune to Pass the SAVE America Act With Talking Filibuster

    Ahead of an expected vote on the SAVE America Act in the House, nearly 100 conservative leaders are urging the Senate to pass the election integrity measure using the talking filibuster. The SAVE America Act, an updated version of the SAVE Act, would secure America’s elections by requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and requiring…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Thune Saves Funding Deal in Senate

    The Senate passed legislation to fund the government by a 71-29 vote on Friday, setting the stage for what is expected to be a brief, partial government shutdown over the weekend. The deal, if passed by the House and signed by President Donald Trump, will fund a number of federal agencies and buy time for…
    George Caldwell
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    ‘HUGE DEAL’: Thune Pledges Election Security Vote in Senate

    Some Senate Republicans supported Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s promise to hold a vote on an amended election security bill.  Thune, R-S.D., on Wednesday called for adding a voter ID mandate to a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in a federal election.  “At some point, we’ll have that vote,” Thune said of the…
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    Thune Rejects Democrats’ Latest Obamacare Demand as Senate Considers New Budget Resolution

    As the Senate convened for a rare session on Sunday to possibly vote in favor of a potential “short term funding measure,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune shut down a Nov. 8 proposal from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that would have provided new subsidies for Obamacare. “The Democrat leader’s proposal is a non-starter for…
    Lorenzo Prieto
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    Thune Defends Justice System Amid Comey Indictment, Urges Trust in Legal Process

    While it’s a “highly charged time” in America, our judicial system is in place for a reason, reminded Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Sunday. Thune joined NBC’s “Meet the Press” where he discussed former FBI Director James Comey’s recent indictments and a possible government shutdown. The Department of Justice charged Comey with perjury and…
    Olivia Pero
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    ‘It’s Got to Be Fixed’: Thune Weighs Moves to Sidestep Dems, Confirm More Trump Nominees

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday called for an end to Democrats’ obstruction of President Donald Trump’s nominees as he elaborated on his plan to accelerate the rate at which those nominees are confirmed in the Senate. “This is a business model that does not work when it comes to running and operating…
    Jacob Adams
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    John Thune to Steamroll Chuck Schumer’s Blockade of Trump Nominees Through ‘Nuclear Option’

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Republicans are on the verge of breaking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s stranglehold over the confirmation process, ending seven months of unprecedented obstruction that has sought to prevent President Donald Trump from staffing his administration. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is expected to invoke the rarely used “nuclear option” to reform…
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    Thune Presses Senate Democrats to Facilitate Confirming Trump Nominees

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, facing a big backlog of unconfirmed judicial and executive branch nominees, is asking Senate Democrats to help confirm President Donald Trump’s less controversial picks in a legislative package. “I do think there at least some of my colleagues, Democrats, on the other side of the aisle, who would like to…
    George Caldwell
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    Thune Confident Budget Bill Remains on Track for Senate Passage

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune appeared determined on Tuesday to keep the budget reconciliation bill on track to be passed in the Senate by July 4, even as he acknowledged that some Senate Republicans might in the end vote against the so-called Big, Beautiful Bill. “Could be,” Thune, R-S.D., said at the weekly Senate Republican…
    Jacob Adams
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  • ‘Law Enforcement Needs All the Support’ We Can Give Them, Thune Says of Troops Sent to LA

    Senate Republicans weighed Tuesday in on the riots that have been occurring in Los Angeles, stressing support for law enforcement. The protests in LA quickly morphed into outbreaks of violence against law enforcement, prompting President Donald Trump to send in the California National Guard and U.S. Marines. A majority of registered voters support Trump’s deployment…
    Jacob Adams
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  • ‘We Have an Agenda,’ Thune Says of GOP Senators on Budget Bill

    “We’re anxious to have the ball and run with it,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday, referencing the budget reconciliation bill that has passed the House and is now being considered by the upper chamber.  The South Dakota Republican emphasized that he thought Republicans had a vision for what they would like to…
    Jacob Adams
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  • Thune Battles Schumer on Holding Up Trump Nominees

    One of the Senate’s biggest fights is happening right now, but it is not getting much attention. President Donald Trump still has around 100 nominees on the Senate executive calendar who have yet to be confirmed, and Democrats are pulling all stops to delay the process. To be sure, Republican senators under Majority Leader John…
    George Caldwell
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  • Thune Clears Way for Vote on Ending California’s EV Mandate

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has overcome Democrat opposition to proceeding to a vote this week on overturning California’s electric vehicle mandate.  In a 53-to-46 party-line vote, the Senate on Wednesday moved to proceed with a vote on revoking a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency exemption that enabled California to ban the sales of new…
    Jacob Adams
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  • Thune Faces Tough Call on Overturning Electric Vehicle Mandate

    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is facing a tough decision in the Senate, one that might determine whether or not California is saddled with an electric vehicle mandate in the near future. At the end of his term, former President Joe Biden granted California an Environmental Protection Agency waiver, allowing it to implement regulations…
    George Caldwell
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  • Thune Officially Minted Senate Majority Leader, Promises to Keep Filibuster

    Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., took office as Senate majority leader Friday, telling fellow senators in his introductory speech that he would be a moderating force in government as Republicans attempt to pursue an aggressive agenda in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Thune promised to protect the filibuster rule—which Trump has previously criticized—in order…
    George Caldwell
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