Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Tuesday that Republican senators will discuss employing a seldom-used interpretation of the Senate Rules to require that Democrats actively hold the Sente floor with continuous debate — a so-called standing filibuster — to increase the chances of Congress passing nationwide voting reform.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) denied promising that Senate Republicans would weaken the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act, telling the Washington Examiner on Tuesday that he only agreed to speak with the rest of his conference about it.

State Senator Helene Duhamel and U.S. Congressman Dusty Johnson give their take on a potential west river water pipeline

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) criticized the response from state and local elected officials in Minnesota as the Trump administration faces mounting criticism over its immigration crackdown in the state.

​​President Donald Trump signed into law a $1.2 trillion spending package Tuesday, ending a four-day-old partial government shutdown despite a lingering battle over immigration enforcement policies.

Some of South Dakota's prominent independents and Democratic advocacy leaders say the state's Congressional leaders need to step up to Donald Trump.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Wednesday that negotiations between the White House and Senate Democrats will determine whether there’s a government shutdown this weekend. The GOP leader has already said he doesn’t want to split up a six-bill funding package that needs to pass by the end of Friday to avoid

Will the government shut down this week? Here's the latest on the Senate vote to fund spending bills to keep it open. Will they vote today?