The Empire Strikes Back famously features a string of Imperial officers being summarily executed by Darth Vader as their horrified successors look on with concern. The lesson? Sometimes, one climbs the ladder only to fall from a greater height.

EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has no illusions about the challenges ahead as he tries to execute an ambitious conservative agenda, even with Republicans controlling the White House and both houses of Congress.

Donald Trump ran on a return to his “America First” foreign policy platform. But since winning a second term, the president-elect has been embracing a new imperialist agenda.

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Sunday said one of his top objectives will be to address the country’s “fiscal mess” — even while acknowledging upcoming expected GOP tax cuts may

President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid respects to the late President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday before huddling with Senate Republicans for a wide-ranging discussion on his

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's committed to helping Donald Trump "achieve success" when he returns to the White House.

Thune, the newly minted Senate majority leader, has been portrayed as a potential roadblock in Trump’s attempts to confirm his Cabinet choices. But on “Meet the Press,” he sounded quite pleased with Patel.

President-elect Donald Trump emerged from a lengthy Capitol Hill meeting with Senate Republicans with no set strategy for tackling his legislative priorities.

Speaker Mike Johnson and his GOP budget chief have begun preparations to unify their fractious conference behind a complex budget plan that will serve as the backbone of President-elect Donald Trump’s policy agenda.

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman accepted President-elect Trump's invitation to visit him at his Mar-a-Lago club, the senator said in a statement provided to ABC News.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that as President-elect Donald Trump set to take back the White House, Thune will work with him to understand "what's realistic" in achieving his agenda in the upper chamber.