WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is focused today on voting on the Protect College Sports Act and confirming a federal judge before the chamber wraps up its work for the week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is focused today on voting on the Protect College Sports Act and confirming a federal judge before the chamber wraps up its work for the week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is focused today on voting on the Protect College Sports Act and confirming a federal judge before the chamber wraps up its work for the week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is focused today on voting on the Protect College Sports Act and confirming a federal judge before the chamber wraps up its work for the week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is focused today on voting on the Protect College Sports Act and confirming a federal judge before the chamber wraps up its work for the week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is focused today on voting on the Protect College Sports Act and confirming a federal judge before the chamber wraps up its work for the week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is focused today on voting on the Protect College Sports Act and confirming a federal judge before the chamber wraps up its work for the week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to reporters as he walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Senate is focused today on voting on the Protect College Sports Act and confirming a federal judge before the chamber wraps up its work for the week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)