Laken Riley Act gives John Thune his first big win as Senate GOP leader

Senate Majority Leader John Thune notched his first big win Friday by clearing the filibuster on the Laken Riley Act. It'll almost certainly pass Monday with ease. Why it matters: It's a specific, popular, bipartisan bill. But it also hands Thune a chance to prove he's serious about promises made during the GOP leadership election. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told Axios: "What we can feel good about is we're having a lot more conversations about...