Senate Majority Leader John Thune shrugged off the House Republicans’ efforts to claw back a provision enabling spied-on senators to sue for up to $500,000 that had been tucked into the bill to end the government shutdown.
Thune shrugs off House GOP push to repeal measure letting spied-on senators sue for $500K
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November 19, 2025
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