President Donald Trump‘s administration sought to tamp down confusion over Medicaid funding in the wake of Office of Management and Budget director Matthew Vaeth’s memorandum pausing federal grant funding.

Thune's comments come as Trump is getting inaugurated on Jan. 20, with Trump planning to issue 10 executive orders on his first day in office.

The president has repeatedly discussed his desire to "retake" the Panama Canal and take possession of Greenland.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune tells reporters gathered at a weekly news conference outside the chamber in the Capitol building that funding decisions are not unusual for a new Administration that is pausing to examine where and how money is being spent to ensure it aligns with the administration's plans,

California will help lead a coalition of states in suing to block a White House budget office order halting "all federal financial assistance."

In a sign of the ongoing clash, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said the one-bill strategy was settled, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune left the door open to his chamber’s alternative.

Her reported column, Corridors, illuminates how power pulses through Washington, from Capitol Hill to the White House and beyond ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune at a POLITICO Live event ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is getting to enjoy his ... Thune expressed a level of satisfaction from the White House with the chamber's progress on confirmations.

Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support.

The aggressive posture, inspired by Trump, meant going after not only Democrats, the media and Hegseth’s accusers — but also their own party.

Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., told a CNN reporter Monday he believes President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a path to the 50 required votes for Senate confirmation.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to social media to clarify that state Medicaid portals are still being processed despite any outages.