Senator John Thune said Friday that the filibuster has "perhaps the greatest impact in preserving the Founders' vision of the ...
Under the new rules package, which cleared the lower chamber in a near-party-line vote, 215-209, a motion to vacate the chair ...
All eyes are on the House today, but the Senate is kicking off a new session too. Vice President Kamala Harris is swearing in ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.
New Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his ...
Two Republican representatives that initially did not vote for Johnson made a last-minute switch to support him and avoid a ...
The Senate gaveled in on Friday and officially came under Republican control, with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune ...
Mike Johnson secured the gavel in dramatic fashion, as he was on track to lose before two Republican defectors changed their ...
Vice President Harris gently ribbed Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during the official Senate swearing-in on Friday. “Stand ...
The Senate’s events marked one of Harris’s last constitutional duties as president of the Senate before she and President Joe Biden depart from office on Jan. 20 and Trump and Vice President-elect J.D ...
As the 119th Congress kicks off Friday, some new members enter office with more prominent resumes in the politics or business ...
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) in his first prepared address as Senate majority leader says “preserving” the filibuster will be one ...