Republican leaders in the House and Senate are rejecting Democratic demands for health care subsidies in a bill to avoid a ...

The Senate majority leader said on "Meet the Press" that Republicans aren't budging on their short-term bill and that ...

Democrats have demanded Thune agree to extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year in exchange for their votes. Thune made clear before the ...

Lawmakers on both sides have long acknowledged that shutdowns inflict more harm than good, calling them politically toxic and ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Top U.S. Senate Republican John Thune told reporters on Monday that lawmakers in his chamber will vote on Tuesday on a bill meant to avert a government shutdown. The ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he expects the Senate to begin voting at 5 p.m. EDT Tuesday on competing Democratic and Republican proposals to fund the government, but both proposals ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this week’s deadline to keep the government open, showing little evidence of budging even as both sides ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) held a news conference Wednesday morning, the day after lawmakers failed to pass legislation to avert a government ...