Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, the GOP whip, and Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., right, pauses as he speaks to reporters ahead of a Wednesday meeting with President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)