John Thune

* FAA cuts bring political risks for Obama, Republicans * Republicans accuse president of manufacturing a crisis * White House blames Republicans for spending cuts By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Federal officials reported flight...

- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.: Because of the reports, there was some limited access on the Capital complex Wednesday morning. Given the reports of suspicious substances and the bombs that went off Monday in Boston, people are taking more precautions and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama hosted Republican senators at the White House Wednesday evening, with dinner conversation including the deficit, gun control and immigration. A White House official characterized their discussion over steak...

  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, one of President Obama’s most persistent critics, joined him for dinner at the White House on Wednesday night to talk immigration, the budget and a wide range of other topics.  Not big breakthroughs emerged from the...

WASHINGTON – President Obama is proving to be a popular dinner host. Republican senators who dined Wednesday at the White House, the second time Obama has extended an invitation to his sometime adversaries, offered mostly positive reviews,...

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is the featured speaker Thursday morning at an event held by the Connecticut Health Council. Daschle will give a talk entitled "The Affordable Care Act: A New Paradigm for Healthcare in America?" The...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson was expected to announce his retirement Tuesday, making the state the fifth where Democrats will have to defend a seat without an incumbent seeking re-election. The decision opens up a 2014 race...

As he explores his new roles within the Republican party and the business world after last year’s presidential campaign, Mitt Romney plans this summer to bring together “experts and enthusiasts” in both spheres for a gathering in Park...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over dinner at a swank hotel a few blocks from the White House, Republican senators wanted to know if President Barack Obama would support a gradual increase in the age of eligibility for Medicare, set at 65 since the program's...

MITCHELL -- Rural America is in a struggle to remain relevant. So said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in December after rural voters showed up for the November election in lackluster numbers and as Congress was letting a new farm bill slip through...

Kudos to Rep. Kristi Noem and Sen. John Thune for opposing the Violence Against Women Act. Make no mistake: Decent people are outraged at the abuse of women, but VAWA is more about building feminist power structures than about protecting vulnerable women....

WASHINGTON — Chuck Hagel, who won two Purple Hearts in the Vietnam War, survived the turbulent battle over his nomination to lead the Pentagon, where he will confront two new challenges: potentially dramatic budget cuts and tensions with...