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

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

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Democrats hold out for health care talks as Thune says ‘time is now’ to reopen government

Republican senators are trying to end the government shutdown by preparing a bipartisan package of spending bills that they hope will win new Democratic votes.

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Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown

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Impasse persists as Senate rejects Democratic deal

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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.

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 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.

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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.

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'They're Fighting For A Small Percentage Of Americans': John Thune, Who Voted For Tax Cuts To Billionaires, Displays His Hypocrisy On The Senate Floor

On the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) rants and raves about the government shutdown, continuing to blame it on the Democrats. Thune accuses Democrats of fighting for a small percentage of Americans when Republicans voted for Trump's "one big beautiful bill" several months ago.

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.