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.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and other top leaders recommitted to passing border, tax and energy policies in “one, big beautiful bill” — as Trump himself has called for — while senators said they planned to continue down a two-bill track, which they said had the potential to deliver much quicker legislative victories to the incoming president.

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.

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

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.

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.

Johnson, a Republican from north Louisiana, is pushing a single bill using a parliamentary maneuver called “budget reconciliation,” challenging the two-bill strategy pursued by a pair of Senate Republicans, Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.