John Thune

Sen. John Thune is joining several Republican colleagues in an effort pushing back against the Biden Administration's new student loan repayment program.

While in Box Elder, an assistant secretary for the Department of Defense is encouraging US Senators to move forward with military promotions in Congress. Those promotions are on hold due to efforts by an Alabama senator.

South Dakota Senator John Thune said his office is prepared to help in the event Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is unable to run the caucus.

South Dakota’s congressional delegation offers artificial intelligence as the future of U.S. defense, health, and welfare. The three spoke at an Inside Washington forum in Sioux Falls. They said China is the country's largest threat, already surpassing the U.S. in AI development.

U.S. Sen. John Thune says the federal government should create laws standardizing how college athletes can be paid.

U.S. Sen. John Thune says he supports the efforts of an Alabama senator to hold up military promotions over a Defense Department reproductive health policy. Sen. Tommy Tuberville opposes a Pentagon policy that allows troops and their dependents to take time off and use official travel for reproductive care not available locally.

U.S. Sen. John Thune joins In the Moment to discuss how the proposed farm bill could help address agricultural climate change issues.

Congress is unlikely to pass a new farm bill before the current one expires. But, the state’s congressional delegation is confident one will pass by the end of the year.

As former-President Donald Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, South Dakota’s senators are asking voters to do something different.

The United States Senate passes legislation proposed by Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds.