For Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Trump's big bill is a big test
Senate Republicans are rushing to pass a massive bill that includes much of President Donald Trump's domestic agenda, the first big legislative test for the party's new majority leader, Sen. John Thune.
When Republicans passed their last mammoth tax bill in 2017, the South Dakota Republican was a top lieutenant to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), the longtime majority leader. Now, it's all up to Thune to shepherd Trump's agenda through a narrowly divided chamber — where some Republicans are already bashing the bill.
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