WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) (C), accompanied by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) (L), and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) (R), smiles as he takes a question from a reporter following a Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on March 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Thune discussed the SAVE America Act, biological males not competing in women's sports, and the U.S.-Israel conflict in Iran and other topics. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)