John Thune

Pressure to get self-driving cars on the road

Diana Stancy Correll · February 22, 2019 5:00 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds a press conference on the Green New Deal Resolution outside of the U.S. Capitol.

Energy and Environment

Senate will vote on AOC’s ‘Green New Deal’

Susan Ferrechio · February 12, 2019 7:51 pm

New Congress starts strong on cyber

Charlie Mitchell · February 1, 2019 5:00 am

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters following a closed-door luncheon on Capitol Hill.

Republicans are desperate to avoid shutdown but fear crossing Trump

David M. Drucker · January 31, 2019 5:03 am

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, walks into a closed door meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019.

Border security talks could lead to broad deal on debt ceiling, 'Dreamers'

Susan Ferrechio · January 29, 2019 8:40 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sergei Kislyak.

House, Senate cancel recess during shutdown battle

Susan Ferrechio · January 15, 2019 9:37 pm

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney waves after speaking at a conference.

Despite Trump slam, Romney named to Senate GOP leadership team

Susan Ferrechio · January 15, 2019 3:30 pm

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens during a news conference with members of the Progressive Caucus in Washington, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.

The border-wall fight started long before Trump

Susan Ferrechio · January 11, 2019 5:00 am

President Donald Trump calls on a reporter to ask a question as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House after a meeting with Congressional leaders on border security, Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at the White House in Washington, as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of La., and Vice President Mike Pence listen.

McConnell, Thune skipped Trump presser because they were ‘unaware’ it was happening

Susan Ferrechio · January 4, 2019 8:26 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks to reporters as she arrives for a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018.

Senate confirms dozens of stalled Trump nominees hours before the 115th Congress ends

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2019 1:20 am

Google's new self-driving prototype car is presented during a demonstration at the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. (AP photo)

Departing Congress leaves self-driving cars without direction

Joe Williams · December 20, 2018 2:24 pm

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walk through Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Senate hopes to avoid Christmas shutdown with two-month spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 19, 2018 2:56 am