JohnKennedy

McConnell fighting losing battle to keep Republican racism in check on Biden's Supreme Court nominee

The Senate was rocked Tuesday afternoon by the announcement from the chief of staff to New Mexico Democrat Sen. Ben Ray Luján that the senator had suffered a stroke last Thursday, which required …

Wed Feb 2, 2022

Morning Digest: Hedge funder launches Senate bid with backing from Trumpworld's greatest villains

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James …

Fri Jan 14, 2022

Against backdrop of voting rights fight, Senate GOP can’t hide their racism in nomination hearing

It seems a new “get tough” attitude is taking hold among Senate Democrats this week, with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ready to force his caucus’ hand on ending the filibuster for voting rights. Now …

Wed Jan 12, 2022

Kennedy to Justice nominee: 'Do you believe in God?'

Tasked with weighing the nomination of Hampton Dellinger to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy, Louisiana’s Republican Sen. John Kennedy had an important question for the …

Thu Jul 29, 2021

Trump lit the torch on race in schools, and Republicans are carrying it toward 2022

Republicans seem to be teeing up a 2022 campaign slogan of “We kept public schools from teaching about racism.” That’s the achievement they’re trying to sell—and it tells you a lot about who they are, …

Mon May 10, 2021