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Thune, Senate and government shutdown

Senate in limbo as Thune eyes long-haul until shutdown ends

The Senate is in for a rare weekend session as the chamber remains in limbo while lawmakers try to find a way out of the government shutdown.

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Thune to keep Senate in session until deal reached to end shutdown

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Senate to remain in session until shutdown deal is struck, Thune says

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Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators hold a rare weekend session

Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find a bipartisan resolution that has eluded them as federal workers ha...

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Senate adjourns with no vote will resume session on Sunday

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Talks to end US shutdown look promising, Senate majority leader says

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Government shutdown impasse stretches on as Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offer

GOP senators rejected the offer out of hand.

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Talks To End Shutdown Look Promising, Senate Majority Leader Says

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Schumer offers Republicans a deal to extend health care subsidies, end shutdown

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Mike Johnson shoots down Obamacare vote guarantee after Thune floats compromise in Senate

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.

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John Thune Argues Democrats Are ‘Being Browbeaten Into Submission’ by Chuck Schumer to Continue Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune claimed Friday that rank-and-file Democrats were being "brow-beaten" by leadership into refusing to reopen the government.

EXCLUSIVE: John Thune Is Defying Trump On The Filibuster. Here’s His Explanation.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is on a collision course with President Donald Trump over nixing a longstanding legislative tool to end the 36-day government shutdown. Thune, who pledged to defend the filibuster on Day One of his leadership tenure,

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John Kennedy Responds To Chuck Schumer’s Newest Demands For Reopening Government As Only He Can

Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana told Fox News host Martha MacCallum Friday that he prayed for patience after hearing

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Thune says he will keep Senate in session until impasse on spending bill breaks

The rare weekend session underscores the pressure both parties are facing to reopen the government, but both sides showed little sign of budging from their demands.

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John Thune Shuts Down Democratic Offer to End Shutdown as ‘Non-Starter’: ‘Doesn’t Even Get Close’

Thune trashed Dems' offer to end the shutdown that “doesn’t even get close” after a proposal to extend Obamacare tax credits in exchange for reopening. The post John Thune Shuts Down Democratic Offer to End Shutdown as ‘Non-Starter’: ‘Doesn’t Even Get Close’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Thune says ending filibuster 'not happening' despite Trump's demands

Returning from the White House Wednesday after President Donald Trump made yet another call for Senate Republicans to overturn the filibuster, Majority Leader John Thune reiterated his view that there are not the necessary votes among Senate Republicans to change the Senate rules.

Government shutdown on verge of surpassing record as Thune says he's "optimistic" about ending impasse this week

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week, and that the upper chamber would take its 14th vote on a House-passed funding bill on Tuesday.