Republican Senators could have “ended Donald Trump’s political career,” but ‘they chose not to.” Today at The Atlantic, editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg offers a list of the “cowards.” They are Rob Portman (OH), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Chuck Grassley (IA), Mitch […]
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Missouri Senator Josh Hawley jumps on the 2024 Trump train
Here is Burgess Everett at Politico: Josh Hawley said in an interview he’s endorsing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP primary, becoming the 18th Senate GOP backer of the former president. The Missouri Repubican has already said he believed Trump’s […]
Some of the biggest congressional fights in U.S. history
Two fights almost broke-out this week on Capitol Hill. You can read all about them here. The most famous fight in congressional history happened in 1856 when Preston Brooks of South Carolina caned Charles Sumner of Massachusetts in the Senate […]
California Senator Dianne Feinstein has passed away
Until an official obituary appears, learn about this trailbazing United States Senator here. She was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988 and was elected to five U.S. Senate terms. In 1984 she was on Walter Mondale’s vice-presidential short […]
Old television clip of the day
This video is for the senator of my home state:
Republicans are not the only people getting indicted
He allegedly took bribes in gold bars. Here is The New York Times: Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey has been charged in a federal corruption indictment, the authorities said on Friday. The indictment against Mr. Menendez, a 69-year-old Democrat […]
Romney announces he will not run in 2024. What does this mean for Senate centrists?
Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will step away from his U.S. Senate seat after his term is over in January 2025. He will not seek re-election in 2024. Over at Politico, Burgess Everett asks what Romney’s departure, and the […]
Joe Manchin is 13 points behind Jim Justice in potential 2024 West Virginia U.S. Senate race
According to a new poll, West Virginia governor Jim Justice leads incumbent Joe Manchin by thirteen points in the state’s 2024 U.S. Senate race. If Justice wins next November, the GOP will pick-up a seat. Justice is a Republican. Manchin […]
What does J.D. Vance want?
University of Chicago historian Gabriel Winant asks this question in a recent longform piece at N+1. It’s a stinging criticism of Ohio’s GOP United States senator. A taste: WHAT MORE DOES J. D. VANCE WANT? With the Yale degree and the […]
Pennsylvania senator Bob Casey Jr. is running for re-election in 2024
Good news from Pennsylvania! Here is John Salant from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: U.S. Sen. Bob Casey announced Monday that he will run for re-election next year, a boon for Democrats in a must-win race for the party to hold the […]
GOP Senators criticize Trump’s use of the J6 Choir at his Waco rally
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 Senate loves Taylor Swift
During today’s the bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on Ticketmaster, several United Senate senators quoted Taylor Swift lyrics: Watch:
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey has prostate cancer. Expects a ‘full recovery.”
Here is J.D. Prose at Penn Live: U.S. Sen. Bob Casey revealed on Thursday that he has prostate cancer and will face surgery “in the coming months.” “While this news came as a shock, I can report that I have […]
Does Krysten Sinema want another term in the U.S. Senate?
Krysten Sinema left the Democratic Party today. She registered as an Independent. Watch: I applaud Sinema’s independence. But from a political perspective, this looks likes suicide. If she runs again in 2024 as an Independent, the non-GOP vote (we can […]
Is it better to be a vampire or a werewolf?
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Can the Democrats hold the Senate?
Yes. And it looks like they will. Last night the major networks called the Arizona senate race for Mark Kelly. At this moment, the Democrats and the Republicans each hold 49 seats in the U.S. Senate. Two seats have yet […]
Senate passes bipartisan gun bill
Here is NBC News: The Senate on Thursday night passed the most sweeping gun bill designed to prevent gun violence in decades, a major victory for advocates and a rare defeat for the National Rifle Association. The vote was 65 to 33, with all […]
Senators agree on bipartisan gun safety
A step in the right direction. Here is a Politico: A group of 20 senators struck a bipartisan gun safety framework on Sunday, marking a significant breakthrough in Congress’ attempts to address recent back-to-back mass shootings. In a Sunday morning […]
The power of a Trump endorsement in Ohio
If you read one thing to get up to speed on the J.D. Vance’s win in the Ohio GOP primary for U.S. Senate, I recommend Alex Shephard’s short piece at The New Republic. A taste: In a seven-person race full […]
George Will: “Amend the Constitution to bar senators from the presidency”
Will offers a stinging critique of GOP Senators who appear to be using their Senate seats to run for president. Here is a taste: In Jonathan Haidt’s recent essay for the Atlantic, “Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been […]