Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is getting to enjoy his honeymoon phase for a little while longer. Anti-establishment conservatives who fought his rise to leader remain satisfied with Thune’s performance and are cautiously optimistic as President Donald Trump turns up the pressure to confirm his nominees and advance his second-term agenda.

Even as handicappers adjudged Pete Hegseth ’s confirmation as secretary of Defense to be all but certain, not one but two Republican senators indicated a hard pass on the poorly qualified bad boy from Fox News.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined with a Danish lawmaker on Monday to push back against President Trump’s continued insistence that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary for American ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., showed frustration with Democrats on Tuesday after a confirmation vote for President Trump's pick for CIA director in John Ratcliffe, who has bipartisan ...

Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday that she will ... and it was on track to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director later Thursday. But Hegseth stands in a category of his own amid allegations ...

Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune of S.D., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is muscling Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary toward confirmation Friday, prioritizing his vow to create a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon over allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

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