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Why Tensions Are Mounting Between Trump and Republican Senate Leader Thune

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (L) and President Donald Trump arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 24, 2026 in Washington, D.C. —Kevin Dietsch—Getty ImagesA long-simmering conflict between President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune is breaking out into the open as the upper chamber approaches its August recess without making progress on a restrictive voting bill the President has underlined as his top legislative priority.Trump reiterated his festering frustrations with Thune on Monday.“John Thune should not allow the United States Senate to ‘leave town’...