If you don’t know about the J6 choir, get up to speed here. John Cornyn (TX), Lindsey Graham (SC), John Thune (SD), and Thom Tillis (NC) have weighed-in. Here is Sahil Kapur and Scott Wong at NBC News: Top Senate...
The Christian Right gets George W. Bush another term. Episode 45: “Election Day: 2004” dropped today. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above have access to new episodes of this narrative history podcast. Here is a teaser: If you like what you...
A graduate of evangelical Biola University challenges the Senate minority leader. Episode 36: “Thune vs. Daschle in South Dakota” dropped last night. Subscribers to Current at the Longshore level and above have access to new episodes of this narrative history podcast. Here is a...
He is the second-ranked Republican in the Senate behind Mitch McConnell. In 2004, he upset Democratic leader Tom Daschle. He is a graduate of evangelical Biola University. Columnist David Brooks thought he should run for president against Barack Obama in...
In labor news: It appears that the $15-an-hour minimum wage may not make it through the Senate. GOP Senators do not seem to understand how inflation works. Here is a taste of Steve Benen’s MSNBC piece: “GOP senators actually undercut...
South Dakota’s John Thune, the Senate’s second ranking Republican and former Biola University basketball star, thinks so. Here is the Associated Press: U.S. Sen. John Thune on Thursday criticized Republican activists and party leaders for engaging in “cancel culture” by...
