On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senate Republican Conference Chairman and incoming Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD) stated that he hopes Democrats don’t decide to shut down the government over immigration and funding for border
The Democrats’ Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, suggested to reporters Tuesday that he could endorse spending more than $1.6 billion in 2019 for President Donald Trump’s border wall.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senate GOP Conference Chair John Thune (R-SD) argued it will be “very difficult, from a constitutional perspective,” for the president to address birthright citizenship through an executive order, and “we
The Senate passed a sweeping opioid bill on Wednesday, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk for him to sign.
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said Senate Democrats are attempting an “11th-hour ambush” on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Thune said, “This was an 11th-hour ambushed by the Democrats on the committee. Think about what he
On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “After the Bell,” Republican Conference Committee Chair Senator John Thune (R-SD) stated that shutting the government down is not the best way to get funding for a border wall and the best
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said he understood President Donald Trump’s frustration with the filibuster rule, but it has “historically” protected Republicans more than Democrats. Thune said, “Well, the president is right about one point
Tensions between the masters of the universe at Facebook and United States lawmakers continue to mount, as the company confirms that it actually did share user data with Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei.
The Facebook CEO faces mounting questions over whether his statements to Congress in April were accurate.
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “Happening Now.” Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said he express his doubt that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe would conclude with a report to Congress detailing impeachable offenses. Thune said, “The American people at some point are
An anonymous White House source told E&E News that President Donald Trump will soon fire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded to a question from Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) on “hate speech” on his social network Tuesday with optimism that an artificial intelligence (A.I.) system will be able to recognize and eliminate the category he refused to define.
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand before a joint congressional panel on Tuesday, he will not be under oath, Breitbart News has learned. But he will be required by federal statute to tell the truth, and if he lies he could face serious legal consequences.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), the Senate’s number two Republican, said in an interview on Tuesday that he does not know if Congress can pass President Donald Trump’s promised infrastructure package.
Business-first Republicans Senators are pushing a plan to keep the 680,000 DACA illegals in the workforce — and simultaneously block President Donald Trump’s populist reforms of immigration law.
Senator John Thune (R-SD) has asked Apple to answer questions before Congress about the company systematically slowed down older iPhones.
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) said Friday that it was “unfortunate” that the Republican National Committee still supports Alabama GOP U.S. Senate nominee Roy Moore despite facing multiple sexual assault allegations. According to Thune, if Moore does get elected next week,
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” Senate Republican Conference Chair Senator John Thune (R-SD) argued it would be best if Alabama Republican Senate nominee Judge Roy Moore stepped aside. Thune said, “[I]f and when he gets
Yes, the Obamacare issue is ba-a-ack. Congressional Republicans could, in fact, be voting on the fate of the program — formally known as the Affordable Care Act — within days.
In an appearance Friday on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the chairman of the U.S. Senate Republican Conference, was asked to react to his colleagues Sens. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Bob Corker (R-TN) openly criticizing President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump hosted a dinner with six senators on Tuesday night, including three moderate Democrats.
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. John R. Thune (R-SD) said it was in President Donald Trump’s “best interest” to sign the Russia sanctions bill moving through Congress. Thune said,“I think that in the end, the administration
Senator John Thune (R-SD) urged Senate Democrats to pass a budget cutting spending, entitlement reform, and the Keystone XL Pipeline during Saturday’s GOP Weekly Address. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, I’m Senator John Thune from the great state of South Dakota.
In the brief immigration section of Thursday night’s debate, Chris Wallace asked Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) if he agreed with Donald Trump that criminals were coming across the border. Rubio ignored the question about documented illegal alien criminality and declared that he believes, “we need a fence,” as well as an “E-Verify and Entry-Exit Tracking System.”
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s new populist pro-American worker position on immigration is “absolutely the winning hand” against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a general election should he decide to run for president and wins the GOP primary, GOP pollster KellyAnne Conway of The Polling Company told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has clearly awakened the Washington establishment beast.
Senator John Thune (R-SD) said that he “wouldn’t put it past” the president to bypass Congress on Iran, which he stated would be “insane” on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “I wouldn’t put it past him, but that’s insane. You know,
Conservative leaders and Republican senators are calling on Democrats to drop a filibuster of a DHS spending bill, especially since a judge has suspended the amnesty.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says a new court ruling should cause Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of the House-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill and allow it to come to the floor. DHS funding expires Feb. 27.
The incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) put all options on the table when it comes to replenishing the shrinking Highway Trust Fund, which is widely seen as opening the door to a tax increase.
President Obama is taking his cues from the United Nation’s World Health Organization when he should be looking to protect Americans first, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) argued Wednesday. “The President has said, ‘Well I’ll follow the guidelines of the World
The administration will try to “hide their rear” during an upcoming hearing on the Ebola outbreak, Republican Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) said in an interview with Breitbart News Wednesday. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is
On Hugh Hewitt’s radio show on Wednesday night, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) ruled out a 2016 run for the White House. Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeff_poor
In an appearance on Fox News Channel On Tuesday, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius statement on Monday at a news conference in Orlando, FL that “there is absolutely no evidence” ObamaCare has caused
The president’s State of the Union address last week was notable for one thing: the almost total absence of the president’s signature health care law. Despite the fact that the address came within weeks of the law’s full rollout, the president didn’t
Sen. John Thune (R-SD), the chairman of the Senate GOP conference, has discovered that President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to grant an exemption to labor unions from Obamacare’s reinsurance tax. On page 70 of regulations the administration published on
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) introduced a bill on Monday called the Union Bailout Prevention Act to stop the Obama Administration from granting unions Obamacare waivers or special taxpayer-funded premium tax subsidies. “Despite championing ObamaCare’s passage in 2010, union leaders are now awaking
Breitbart News: While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border with the U.S. before legalization, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) made a significant geographical gaffe. Landrieu,
After over 40 minutes of evasion in Penny Pritzker’s confirmation hearing as Secretary of Commerce, the committee finally heard about the failure of Pritzker’s Superior Bank in 2001 due to subprime lending. “What do you have to say to the
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew questioning the wisdom of placing Sarah Hall Ingram, the embattled former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner for tax-exempt groups, in
