John Thune: “Obviously, we are making the pivot.”

That must be a different form of math

I think we have a bunch of stuff we have to finish and we’ll just stay until we finish it.

By scrambling the Democrats, we’ll spread their resources thin, making it nearly impossible for them to flip the seats they need to take the majority.

When the Senate completes its business on Aug. 8, to meet for pro forma sessions only at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.