WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks during a news conference following a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Republican leadership spoke on a range of topics, including U.S. President Donald Trump's recent endorsement in the Texas primary runoff and Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanch's hearing with the Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee. Thune was joined by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)