Thune began his political career in Washington in the 1980s, working for former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor (R-S.D.) before joining the Small Business Administration during the Reagan administration ...

Jim Abdnor.” A decade later, in 1985, Thune kicked off his political career as legislative aide to Abdnor, who was a Senator by then and later led the Small Business Administration under ...

Thune’s decision to have the Senate work through a rare weekend session to confirm Hegseth and advance other Trump nominees was a welcomed move to GOP colleagues eager to achieve more confirmations.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota Senator John Thune, serving officially now as Senate Majority Leader, went on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday morning to discuss the next ...

Thune joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” for an interview that aired Sunday, as he took the lead of the upper chamber at the start of the 119 th Congress. “What I’ve promised them is a ...

WASHINGTON, DC (KELO) — Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Republican conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress on Friday. They include five committee assignments ...

John Thune (R-SD) will promise to maintain the filibuster ... members are sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris. Sen.-elect Jim Justice (R-WV) opted to delay taking office until his term ...