A bipartisan sanctions package against Russia with over 80 Senate co-sponsors stalls as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., dispute legislative procedures. Politics
John Thune offers to tweak controversial phone records language Politico Politics
A controversial provision allowing senators to sue for $500,000 over subpoenaed phone records may be withdrawn from the government funding bill. Politics
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is hoping the Senate can sprint through several votes Monday night, but that's only if Republicans remain unified and no more Democrats object. Politics
The Senate is in session Friday, but Majority Leader John Thune has given no clear indication of what direction they'll take on votes. Politics
Pres. Trump continued to pressure Senate Republicans to overturn the filibuster on Friday despite Majority Leader John Thune's insistence that it is "not happening" due to a lack of necessary votes. Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson is not promising a vote on extending Obamacare credits that were enhanced during COVID-19, even as the Senate weighs its own vote on the issue to end the shutdown. Politics
While President Donald Trump is advocating for the elimination of the filibuster, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that there are not enough votes. Politics