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href="https://politicalwire.com/author/tdg/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Taegan Goddard</span></a></span> <span class="entry-comments-link"><a href="https://politicalwire.com/2025/02/19/thunes-power-move-to-advance-trumps-agenda/#respond" data-wpel-link="internal"><span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="1761548 https://politicalwire.com/?p=1761548">Leave a Comment</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><p>“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,” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/politics/john-thune-senate-trumps-agenda/index.html" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">CNN</a> reports.</p> <p>“That power move by Senate Majority Leader John Thune is setting up a dramatic clash with House Speaker Mike Johnson when the House returns next week, and possibly with Trump himself, as party leaders attempt to deliver the White House’s ambitious policy goals despite a historically narrow margin in Congress.”</p> <p>“And it comes with high stakes: Both chambers must agree on an identical approach to unlock the special powers that allow Trump to pass his agenda without the threat of the Senate filibuster — all while facing critical looming deadlines, such as the expiration of Trump’s tax cuts later this year.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/19/trump-vance-thune-johnson-budget" data-wpel-link="external" target="_blank">Axios</a>: White House blesses Senate backup plan on Mike Johnson’s budget.</p> <span class='wpfp-span'><img src='https://politicalwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Bookmark-e1487617811729.png' alt='Favorite' title='Favorite' class='wpfp-img' /><img 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