In an exclusive interview with The Post Wednesday, Thune said “at some point” the Senate will have to change the nominations ...

A decision by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to schedule pro forma sessions throughout the August recess which will ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a difficult test in rallying GOP colleagues to change the Senate’s rules to ...

According to CSPAN's Craig Caplan, "Senate just agreed by unanimous consent at the request of Majority Leader Thune to hold pro forma sessions every 3 days following today’s session and not return for ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make ...

Congressional Republicans aren’t ready to cede power to President Donald Trump to swiftly install nominees during recesses ...

To get around this predicament, Trump could use recess appointments and bypass the Senate to get his Cabinet picks confirmed, according to Republican senator and incoming Majority Leader John Thune.

Trump shared on Truth Social Saturday the accusations directed to GOP leaders of an effort to thwart his ability to make ...

Fed-up Senate Republicans are starting to whisper about recess appointments again as Democrats stonewall them on nominees, ...

Republican senators, frustrated by what they see as Democratic delays, are exploring aggressive options to accelerate the ...

The Senate confirmed some nominees Saturday, but left many others hanging before starting their August recess.

Thune, Scott and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the three candidates for the position, all made clear that they supported the move shortly afterward — although Thune and Cornyn made clear that recess ...