John Thune – California Globe

Has Kamala Harris Been Hijacked by the DSA or Has the Progressive Mask Finally Slipped?

August 1, 2026 3:57 pmAugust 1, 2026 4:20 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Nashville this week for the National Urban League’s annual conference and, in a discussion that was supposed to focus on racial justice, economic opportunity, and “defending democracy,” delivered a remarkably candid preview of...

Justice Alito Destroys SCOTUS Ruling in Mail-in Ballot Case

June 29, 2026 7:00 pmJune 29, 2026 7:19 pm

The United States Supreme Court ruling Monday on Watson v. Republican National Committee is a significant defeat to anyone who takes “Election Day” and election law seriously. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots...

How the US Senate is Failing America Over the SAVE Act

June 25, 2026 12:30 pmJune 29, 2026 5:49 pm

It is not legal in any state for a noncitizen to cast a ballot in an election for federal office, and has been officially since 1996. Penalties include fines, imprisonment, and even deportation. Federal law, the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform...

Report: SAVE America Act Turns Nevada into GOP Stronghold

May 5, 2026 12:24 pmMay 5, 2026 12:24 pm

A new Yale Law School analysis, published as an opinion piece in The Washington Post on May 3, confirms what election integrity advocates have argued: the SAVE America Act would dramatically shift Nevada’s political landscape by requiring proof of U.S....

Save America: It’s Time to Nuke the Filibuster

November 8, 2025 9:31 amNovember 10, 2025 6:22 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats have used the filibuster to block the House-passed bipartisan spending bill 14 times. How is the Democrat Senate minority able to impose this kind of legislative gridlock over the majority Senate Republicans?...

U.S. Senate Votes To Repeal CA’s Ban on Gas Vehicles and 2035 EV Mandate

May 22, 2025 1:30 pmMay 22, 2025 3:44 pm

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s waiver for California’s 2035 new gas powered car sales ban mandate, with President Donald Trump all but certain to sign it. As expected, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) was...

CA Democratic Lawmakers Make Last Ditch Attempt To Stop EPA Waiver Vote That Could End 2035 EV Mandate

May 21, 2025 4:35 pmMay 21, 2025 4:44 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and other prominent Democratic lawmakers made a last chance effort to try to sway the U.S. Senate vote on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver for California’s...