South Dakota Senator and U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune defends government efficiency cuts being made by the Trump administrative team, including to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He does ...

Shortly after Donald Trump blindsided senators and endorsed the House’s plan to advance the president’s agenda Wednesday, ...

Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...

John Cornyn (R-TX), and 42 of their Republican colleagues have introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act, a bill that would do away ...

Rounds and Thune have followed party lines on all of President Trump's cabinet member nominations, all of whom have confirmed ...

Kentucky lawmakers and political insiders shared their reactions to Sen. Mitch McConnell's retirement, calling him a "consequential" leader.

McConnell has dealt with a series of medical episodes in recent years, including injuries from falls and times when his face ...

Senate Republicans announced Wednesday they are muscling ahead with their preferred legislative strategy to jumpstart Donald ...

The Congressional Budget Office is estimating that the federal deficit will top one trillion dollars by 2020, a gap that will widen since Congress cut taxes and increased spending. South Dakota ...

Kristi Noem's proposal — South Dakota students would be eligible to use $3,000, which comes from $4 million in ongoing state funds — it'll come via property tax. State Sen. John Carley ...