Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday he suspects that Republicans will try to keep a GOP-only bill to fund border security operations “as narrow as possible” so Republicans can meet President Trump’s June 1 deadline to pass the bill. “Everybody is, I think, singularly focused … around the things we have to do… Source link
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Thursday endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) in the race to succeed outgoing Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R). In a release by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which Scott chairs, Thune called Hern “a proven conservative leader and fighter for Oklahomans” in the House.… Source link
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Republicans will attack Democrats in the fall elections for failing to enact the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act if they don’t “get on board” with the voting reform bill, which is now on the Senate floor. Thune says the legislation, which would require documented proof of… Source link
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Republican leadership, following weekly policy luncheons, in Washington D.C., United States on February 10, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Thursday said he would bring the SAVE America Act to the Senate floor next week. The voter-ID bill backed by President Donald Trump would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot. For months Trump, GOP hardliners and online influencers like Elon Musk have railed against opponents of the bill and called repeatedly for a change to the Senate filibuster rule to ensure passage in the upper chamber. Thune supports the legislation but has rejected those calls, saying changing Senate procedure could have unintended consequences. Speaking from the Senate floor Thursday, he made no mention of changing the chamber’s rules, all but assuring the proposal will not pass. “I can’t guarantee an outcome on this legislation, but I can guarantee that we are …
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on Tuesday dashed a push from President Donald Trump and his allies to amend the Senate filibuster rule to speed passing controversial voter-identification legislation. The SAVE America Act, which was introduced in January, would require voters to prove their citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and would require certain forms of photo ID to cast a ballot. The measure is slated for a vote in the House this week but faces an uphill climb in the Senate where Democrats have vowed to use the filibuster to block the legislation, which they say could disenfranchise millions of Americans. Because of the filibuster rule, bills require 60 votes to advance in the Senate. Proponents of the voter-ID legislation are calling for changes to the chamber’s rules. “There aren’t anywhere close to the votes, not even close, to nuking the filibuster,” Thune said at a press conference following a meeting of Senate Republicans on Tuesday. “So that idea is something, although it continues to be put out there. … That doesn’t …
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he was “not in favor” of federalizing elections a day after President Donald Trump said on a podcast that Republicans “ought to nationalize the voting.” “That’s a constitutional issue,” Thune told a reporter who asked him about Trump’s remarks. Elections for members of Congress are run by the states, in accordance with the Constitution’s Article 1, which also allows for Congress to pass federal regulations. States run voter registration, ballot-counting and fraud prevention, among other election responsibilities. Thune, the top Republican in the Senate, emphasized that he is “a big believer in decentralized and distributed power.” “It’s harder to hack 50 election systems than it is to hack one,” he said. “So it, in my view, at least, that’s always a system that’s worked pretty well.” Reached for comment on Thune’s remarks, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson reiterated a statement from Monday, saying Trump “cares deeply about the safety and security of our elections.” She pointed to his support for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) …
