WASHINGTONPOST (Theodoric Meyer) - Senate Majority Leader John Thune warns Republicans could lose the Senate
Democrats have grown more optimistic about their chances as President Donald Trump’s approval rating has declined.
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Thune-Trump tensions escalate as clock ticks on megabill 3.0
Senate Majority Leader John Thune repeated to White House officials in private what he's been saying in public for weeks: We don't have the votes . Why it matters: President Trump isn't buying it — and he's questioning whether Thune is the man for the job. - "Well, we're gonna find out," Trump said Wednesday. "I'll let you know." - Asked Wednesday evening about Trump saying the votes were gettable, Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters, "That must be a different form of math." Driving the news: Hours earlier, two of Trump's top aides met with Senate Republicans at their weekly lunch to press them to pass a three-part budget reconciliation bill before leaving town, Axios scooped earlier Wednesday . - The goal is to move a House budget…
AXIOS (Stef W. Kight) - Thune's next nightmare
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has one of the toughest jobs in Washington. It could get even harder next year. Why it matters: Thune is one of the few Republicans in Washington who's managed to say "no" to President Trump and still keep his job. But the Senate leader could enter the next Congress with diminished power, leading a conference whose loyalty increasingly lies with Trump. - Republican control of Congress could be weakened , if not lost. - The Senate's MAGA flank is poised to grow. - And Trump — who has been relatively restrained in his criticism of Thune even as his demands to pass the SAVE America Act and kill the filibuster remain unmet — will have nothing to lose in the last two years of his presidency. Zoom in:…
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump slams reporter's 'stupid question' over SAVE America Act
Trump slams reporter over 'stupid question' about the SAVE America Act. President Trump called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to keep the upper chamber in session until it passes the bill or eliminates the filibuster. Trump has repeatedly called on Senate Republicans to pass the legislation, despite Thune saying the party does not have the votes to pass the bill. #saveact #saveamericaact #trump #thune #senate #potus
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump: First party to end filibuster wins
His comments follow him pressuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the August recess to pass the SAVE America Act.
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Best Way to Honor Lindsey Graham: Pass the SAVE America Act Now
REDSTATE (Joe Cunningham) - Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer Built Their Own Headaches, Brick by Leftist Brick
DAILYCALLER (Ashley Brasfield) - EXCLUSIVE: Thune Admits Some Senate Republicans Hate Trump Too Much To Support SAVE America Act
'Yeah that totally happened'
AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Thune Signals Senate Will Pursue Stand-Alone FISA Renewal Despite Trump’s Demands
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, (R-SD,) said Monday that Senate Republicans are moving forward with plans to renew a key federal surveillance authority as a […] Source
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Trump's revenge spree stuns Senate Republicans
Senate Majority Leader John Thune — and most of the GOP conference — was reeling Tuesday from President Trump's snap endorsement of Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP Senate runoff. Why it matters: Thune (R-S.D.) called it Trump's "decision." But it's Thune's problem to pass Trump's agenda, with a trio of senators the president can no longer hurt. - Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) has been unbowed since announcing his retirement in July 2025 after clashes with Trump. - Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) voted with Democrats Wednesday to advance an Iran war powers vote to debate. - Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has a runoff May 26 but will enter it with Trump backing someone else. Adding to Thune's degree of difficulty: a president sick of the Senate…