Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Wednesday that Republicans should "turn our fire on the Democrats" over the SAVE America Act, as the chamber heads into its five-week August recess without passing the citizenship-verification voting bill.
President Donald Trump on Friday publicly pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune to bring a House-passed $95 billion budget resolution to a vote before senators leave Washington for the August recess.
As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is shifting tactics after Democrats repeatedly blocked Republican-led efforts to extend government funding. Thune announced a new strategy: push through standalone funding for the Department of War to ensure military paychecks continue uninterrupted.
