Thune's comments come as Trump is getting inaugurated on Jan. 20, with Trump planning to issue 10 executive orders on his first day in office.

No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the White House," one source said.

Thune sat down for an interview with the Washington Examiner that marked his first with a print outlet since assuming his new role as Senate majority leader.

Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is primed to hand President Trump a quick string of wins on his first days in office. Why it matters: Thune and Trump have a complicated history, but the new majority leader is doing his best to start Congress off on the right foot.

Her reported column, Corridors, illuminates how power pulses through Washington, from Capitol Hill to the White House and beyond ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune at a POLITICO Live event ...

President Donald Trump is expected to meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Tuesday. Multiple sources told ABC News that the meetings will happen separately on Trump's first full day in office.

Tuesday marks President Donald Trump's first full day in office. Keep up with the USA TODAY Network's coverage of his top priorities for Americans.

Trump's actions were the latest step in his drive to overhaul Washington and erase the work of President Joe Biden's administration.

Barron William Trump, the youngest son of US President Donald Trump, helped his father win a second term. Here are some key facts about him.

Any Trump decision to adjourn the Senate would likely face immediate legal challenge ultimately resulting in appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A small group of Republican lawmakers met with President Trump in the Oval Office on his first full day as they plan to rocket launch the MAGA agenda.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump planned to meet Wednesday with a small contingent of the most politically endangered House Republicans as the party struggles to agree on a strategy for implementing the tax cuts and other priorities that it promised voters.