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Sen. John Thune of South Dakota said it would be politically treacherous for Republicans to refuse to pass the homeland security bill, especially amid a spate of attacks and plots by Islamist terrorists. (Associated Press)

Republicans squeamish about using power of purse to fight Obama’s deportation amnesty

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. John Thune, of South Dakota, speaks at the South Dakota Republican Convention in Rapid City, S.D., in this June 20, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Toby Brusseau, File)

John Thune: Gas tax increase on table

Associated Press

Thune calls for West Africa travel ban over Ebola

Associated Press

Sen. John Thune, South Dakota Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John Thune: Obama will get what he wants on training of Syrian rebels

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. John Thune, South Dakota Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Sen. John Thune aims at union corruption

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. John Thune, South Dakota Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Thune: Downed fighter jets show more evidence of separatist capabilities

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Karla Santi of Blend Interactive tells how her Web design and development company uses the Internet in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Joining her from left are Michael Beckerman with The Internet Association, Sen. John Thune, and Federal Communications Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly. (AP Photo/Carson Walker)

Thune takes high tech companies, FCC on a tour

By CARSON WALKER - Associated Press

Johnson, Thune try to pause VA hospital closure

Associated Press

Noem, Thune criticize EPA streams, wetlands rule

By HENRY C. JACKSON - Associated Press

Fire fight: Lawmakers push EPA to ax stove rules

By HENRY C. JACKSON - Associated Press

Health overhaul critics tread lightly on Medicaid

By HENRY C. JACKSON - Associated Press

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., along with GOP leadership, speaks to the media after the Senate passed the debt ceiling plan, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

Stimulate job growth with Keystone XL, not minimum-wage hike: Sen. Thune

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

SD lawmakers push for quick relief for ranchers

By HENRY C. JACKSON - Associated Press

SD delegation fights changes to ethanol standard

By HENRY C. JACKSON - Associated Press

** FILE ** Sen. John Thune, South Dakota Republican (Associated Press)

GOP Sen. John Thune files bill to thwart Obamacare deal for unions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A road lined with vehicle barriers marking the U.S-Mexico border in New Mexico is the spartan territory for Border Patrol agents. (Associated Press)

Senate set to vote on border fence amendment in immigration bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** The sun casts a shadow on the border fence that passes through the Nature Conservancy's southernmost preserve in Brownsville, Texas, on Sept. 4, 2012. (Associated Press)

Senate rejects border fence

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican (Associated Press)

Two GOP senators criticize stimulus for battery company

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. John Thune, South Dakota Republican (Associated Press)

Quarter-billion-dollar stimulus grant creates just 400 jobs

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Taxpayer losses in bankruptcy of A123 queried

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times