Shortly after Donald Trump blindsided senators and endorsed the House’s plan to advance the president’s agenda Wednesday, Senate Leader John Thune convened his leadership team to navigate next steps.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, reacting Friday afternoon to a heated joint press conference between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, told the Mitchell Republic that Russia was the aggressor in the war with Ukraine.

Senate Republicans announced Wednesday they are muscling ahead with their preferred legislative strategy to jumpstart Donald Trump’s agenda — just hours after the president himself backed a much different approach.

Senate Republicans are signaling they’re ready to take a buzzsaw to the House’s plans for President Donald Trump’s first major legislative package in a high-stakes clash that is likely just the start of the obstacles Hill Republicans will face this spring.

But Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters he was not sure ... “Also makes clear that under Donald Trump, the United States becomes a less trustworthy partner.”

(CNN) — Shortly after Donald Trump blindsided senators and endorsed the House’s plan to advance the president’s agenda last week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune convened his leadership ...