Yet another glimpse of the country’s political polarization. Here is the Senate response to the Trump conviction: Tommy Tuberville (R-AL): Katie Britt: (R-AL): Lisa Murkowski (R-AK): Nothing we can find Dan Sullivan (R-AK): This is a very sad day for […]
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Independent Arizona senator Krysten Sinema will not run for re-election
Perhaps the bipartisan immigration bill she worked on with James Lankford and Chris Murphy was the last straw. Watch:
Trump opposes an immigrant bill that does not yet have a text. Republicans line-up behind him.
The Senate is putting the finishing touches on a bipartisan border policy deal that would also provide aid to Ukraine. We are waiting for the text of the bill. Without a text, no one knows what is in the bill. […]
Steve Garvey for U.S. Senate?
I respected Steve Garvey as a baseball player, but I rarely, if ever, cheered for him. I was no fan of those 1970s and early 1980s Dodger teams that included the likes of Davey Lopes, Ron “The Penguin” Cey, Bill […]
South Carolina senator Tim Scott will endorse Trump
In 2012, South Carolina governor Nikki Haley needed to appoint a U.S. senator after Jim DeMint retired from the senate to become president of the Heritage Foundation. Haley chose a second term U.S. congressman named Tim Scott to finish the […]
Doug Mastriano will not run for the U.S. Senate
Last week the Pennsylvania state legislator and 2022 gubernatorial candidate teased us with the potential of a U.S. Senate run. Today he announced it is not going to happen. Here is Holly Otterbein at Politico: MAGA firebrand Doug Mastriano said […]
Doug Mastriano will announce next week if he is going to run for Senate
Here is Gilliam McGoldrick at The Philadelphia Inquirer: State Sen. Doug Mastriano plans to make an announcement next week about the decision he has made on whether he will run for U.S. Senate, in what he teased as “crazy good […]
Senate Chaplain Barry Black: “It is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers”
I am watching an interview with him on CNN right now. Here is his prayer yesterday in the Senate today:
Ted Cruz will run for Senate in 2024
Or to put it differently: Ted Cruz will not run for President of the United States in 2024. Here is Caroline Linton at CBS News: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told supporters on a call that he will be running for reelection in […]
Senator Bob Casey’s prostate cancer surgery is a success
Here is Rashard Rose and Brian Rokus at CNN: Sen. Bob Casey underwent surgery for prostate cancer Tuesday afternoon and is not expected to need further treatment, his office said in a statement. “His doctor reports that, as expected, the procedure […]
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:
Wehner: Herschel Walker is a “perfect candidate for a fallen party”
Here is Peter Wehner at The Atlantic on the GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate from Georgia: There have been plenty of awful candidates in American political history; what sets Herschel Walker apart is that he’s a wreck in so […]
Students at the University of Florida protest Ben Sasse’s visit
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse is the sole finalist for the presidency of the University of Florida. Sasse has been a vocal critic of Trump and Trumpism. Court evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress once called him a “disgrace to the Republican Party, […]
Hawley on the run
Watch: Here is Phillip Bump in today’s Washington Post: Given everything that’s happened since, it’s easy to forget the role that Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) played in validating Donald Trump’s effort to undermine the 2020 election results. In the weeks […]
David McCormick concedes to Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania GOP senate primary
It will be John Fetterman (D) vs. Mehmet Oz (R) in November. The winner gets Pat Toomey’s seat in the United States Senate. David McCormick conceded in a civil and polite fashion. No drama. Sadly, we have now come to […]
Nicholas Kristof: Gun reform that could save 15,000 lives
It’s pretty simple stuff, but don’t expect many GOP Senators to buy in. Here is a taste of Nicholas Kristof’s piece at The New York Times: Let’s just acknowledge that what we’re doing isn’t working, and we need new approaches. […]
The Utah Democratic Party will back independent Evan McMullin against GOP Senator Mike Lee
The Utah Democratic Party will not run a candidate in the 2022 U.S. Senate race. Here is the Associated Press: Utah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful […]
Ted Cruz endorses Josh Mandel in Ohio Senate race
Ah Christian Right politicians! You’ve got to love the way they have each other’s backs. Josh Mandel is running for Senate in Ohio in the pro-Trump lane. He does not believe in the separation of church and state, thinks the […]
Does Dr. Oz really believe he can run as a China hawk?
Here is Daniel Lippman and Holly Otterbein at Politico: Republican Mehmet Oz, whose Pennsylvania Senate campaign against David McCormick is focused on the former hedge fund CEO’s China ties, has his own close relationship with the country that helped net […]
Ohio Senate candidate Josh Mandel does not believe in the separation of church and state
In a recent debate between Ohio U.S. Senate candidates Morgan Harper (D) and Josh Mandel (R), the question of the separation of church and state came up. Watch: Here is Mandel’s answer in writing: I do not believe in the […]