The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?

An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past ...

The Senate on Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown at midnight, passing a GOP-written stopgap spending measure after ...

After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...

The US Senate appeared closer Friday to avoiding an economically damaging government funding shutdown after the Democrats' ...

Democrats revolt against Chuck Schumer’s cave to Republicans - ANALYSIS: Analysis: With a majority of his caucus revolting ...

President Trump assailed in biblical terms the “weaponization” of the Justice Department under his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., saying during a meandering speech in the Great Hall of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful options: allowing ...

The US government was hours from shutting down Friday as Democrats smarting over President Donald Trump's spending cuts ...

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Majority Leader John ... of Georgia's campus, requires federal immigration authorities to detain illegal immigrants found guilty of theft-related crimes. Thune pointed out ...

The US government was hours from shutting down Friday as Democrats smarting over President Donald Trump’s spending cuts ...