Thune Goes On Offense After Democrats Block Reopening Government For 13th Time

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Senate Majority Leader John Thune erupted on the Senate floor Thursday after Democrats blocked yet another attempt to pass a clean funding bill to reopen the federal government. Senate Democrats refused another attempt…

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