Thune says Democrats have taken ‘the federal government as a hostage’ amid shutdown fight

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Tara Suter Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Sunday that Democrats have taken “the federal government as a hostage” amid tension over a looming government shutdown. “Thirteen different times, we did continuing resolutions in the Democratic majority. And in every case, they passed,” Thune told NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “And what…