EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is forging a close working relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, one that the new GOP leader sees as critical for the success of a Republican-controlled Washington.

Donald Trump and his GOP allies in Congress have recently shared some of the first details of their ambitious agenda — sweeping tax cuts, border security and raising the debt limit — which they hope to muscle through in the first 100 days of the president-elect’s term.

WASHINGTON— U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson soon will face his first big test in helping fulfill many of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promises. Johnson, a Republica

House Speaker Mike Johnson scored a major triumph in a dramatic single-ballot victory to retain the speaker’s gavel, but House Republicans will need to stay united to move President-elect Donald Trump’s lofty agenda with their paper-thin majority.