S.D., is taking a wait and see approach to determining whether additional assistance will be needed this fall to help commodity farmers weather a challenging farm economy.

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture didn’t make it to Mitchell after all on Wednesday but the South Dakota’s Congressional ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Thursday floated allowing for recess appointments to speed up confirming a ...

As Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over how to fund the government for fiscal 2026 and prevent a shutdown, Senate ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Sen. Mike Rounds and Rep. Dusty Johnson will be the main panel members for an update from ...

Watchdog group leader says U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune had a conflict of interest when he voted to approve his son ...

President Donald Trump has announced planned meetings with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) before the late-September funding deadline. Leaders have faced ...

SIOUX FALLS — When South Dakota Republican John Thune delivered his first remarks as U.S. Senate majority leader in January, he pledged to restore “regular order” to the chamber, including “bringing ...

Senators are racing the clock to make a dent in both the government funding process and President Donald Trump’s backlog of nominees before heading home for August recess.

EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will be traveling to Europe later this month with a delegation of Senate ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate gaveled in on Friday and officially came under Republican control, with newly elected Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) being sworn in and vowing to preserve the ...

Thune, who is currently the Republican Whip, defeated Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the second round of a secret ballot 29-24. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) was eliminated in the first round of voting.