Rounds and Thune have followed party lines on all of President Trump's cabinet member nominations, all of whom have confirmed to their positions. Two spots that have yet to be confirmed are Linda McMahon at secretary of Education and Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of Labor.

Gary Eminth writes about how politicians like Kristi Noem, Doug Burgum, Kevin Cramer and John Thune will help advance President Trump's agenda.

Kristi Noem will play a significant role in ... none is more important than South Dakota’s Sen. John Thune as Senate majority leader. There is only so far an administration can go without ...