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Trump’s Treasury Pick to Meet Thune, Key Senators on Confirmation
Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent plans to meet later this week with incoming Senate Republican leader John Thune and other key senators as he begins preparing for confirmation hearings.
Schumer asks Thune to consider Democrats in Senate confirmation process
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to his incoming predecessor, Sen. John Thune (R-SD), asking him to consider a bipartisan approach to the Senate confirmation process. President-elect Donald Trump has made a number of Cabinet picks who have raised the eyebrows of Republicans and Democrats alike.
U.S. Senate Dem leader calls for traditional process for confirming Trump nominees
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to incoming Republican Leader John Thune urging him to move nominees through the traditional confirmation process.
Schumer urges Thune to respect Senate tradition for Trump Cabinet picks
The outgoing Senate majority leader called on his GOP replacement to follow the usual confirmation process rather than caving to demands from President-elect Donald Trump to waive vetting procedures.
Schumer leader calls for traditional process for confirming Trump nominees
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is urging incoming GOP Leader John Thune to move President-elect Donald Trump's nominees through the traditional confirmation process.
Senate Democrats elevate Klobuchar to No. 3 leadership spot, succeeding Stabenow
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), vice chairman of the Policy and Communications Committee, had expressed interest in Klobuchar’s post ...
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Incoming GOP Senate leader Thune supports continuing to investigate Biden family after Hunter pardon
Incoming Senate Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday signaled his support for Congress to continue to investigate the ...
Here’s How Much John Thune, The New Senate Majority Leader, Is Worth
Republicans picked a new leader in the Senate. Unlike the president with whom he’ll be working, John Thune is a career ...
Schumer urges Thune to preserve Senate’s ‘advice and consent’ role on Trump nominees
Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to ...
Who is John Thune, the next Senate majority leader?
The election of Republican John Thune of South Dakota as Senate majority leader tasks a key ally of Mitch McConnell with ...
Republicans reject Trump allies' pick, elect John Thune as next Senate majority leader
John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate ...
John Thune Will Be Senate’s New Republican Leader, Replacing Mitch McConnell
The mild-mannered South Dakotan and top McConnell ally recently made efforts to patch up his relationship with ...
John Thune Becoming Senate Leader Sparks MAGA Backlash
Republican John Thune, who has been voted leader of the Senate, has not shied away from criticizing President-elect Donald ...
What to know about incoming Senate Majority leader John Thune
Sen. John Thune said he wanted to confirm Trump's cabinet nominees and collaborate with him to make spending cuts and ...