Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund ...

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Senate Democrats will soon have their eighth and final chance to pass their version of a short-term funding bill to reopen the government, as GOP leaders will no longer allow votes on what they say is ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is eying a proposal to end the government shutdown as the gridlock in Washington, D.C., enters its ninth day. Thune is “ready” to use Congress’s appropriations ...

In the nine months since John Thune became Senate majority leader, the South Dakota Republican has held his party together again and again on tough votes to move President Donald Trump’s agenda ...

Federal law mandates that federal employees get back pay after shutdowns end. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ABC News on Wednesday that the thousands of furloughed federal workers will get ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Friday accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) of being “checked out” in the search for a resolution to end the government shutdown. Thune ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has surprised Democrats by scheduling a vote Thursday on advancing the $852 billion defense appropriations bill amid the government shutdown. The defense ...

ABC’s Linsey Davis talks with Senate Majority Leader John Thune about shutdown, ACA subsidies & backpay for furloughed workers. As shutdown becomes 2nd longest ever, Johnson hints at changes to GOP's ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ABC News on Wednesday that the thousands of furloughed federal workers will get back pay when the government shutdown ends. However, he would not say whether he ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is showing no sign of backing away from his current tactic of pressing Democrats to vote for a stopgap government funding bill. Watch the news conference in the video ...