Tag: John Thune

Voters in Seven States Prepare for Primaries

Voters will head to the polls in seven states on June 7 for Republican and Democratic primaries that will decide which candidates will face one another in the November general election. The 2022 midterms represent the first significant group of elections since President Joe Biden stepped into the Oval Office in January 2022. Republicans are…


Voters in 7 States Prepare for Primaries

Voters will head to the polls on June 7 in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota for Republican and Democratic primaries that will decide who the parties’ nominees are for the November midterm general elections. The 2022 midterms represent the first significant group of elections since President Joe Biden took office…


Top GOP Sen. John Thune Announces Reelection Bid

One of the top Republican senators, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), announced Saturday he’s running for reelection after saying he wasn’t sure if he would. “I’ve always promised that I would do the work, even when it was hard, uncomfortable or unpopular,” Thune said in a statement. “That work continues, which is why after careful consideration…


Tyson Foods to Require COVID-19 Vaccines for All American Workers

Meat processing giant Tyson Foods said it would require COVID-19 vaccines for all its 120,000 U.S. workers, aiming for total vaccination by Nov. 1. Tyson Chief Executive Donnie King said that the effort is the best way to protect the health of the company’s workforce amid new strains of COVID-19. “We did not take this decision…


Top McConnell Deputy Calls Backlash Against GOP Senators Who Voted Against Trump ‘Cancel Culture’

Republican senators who are being censured or otherwise criticized for voting to convict former President Donald Trump are an example of “cancel culture,” a member of the GOP Senate leadership is alleging. The seven Republicans who sided with Democrats were voting their conscience, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told the Associated Press in his first interview…


Senate Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Check Bill Blocked by Sen. Thune

The bill that would increase stimulus checks to $2,000 for most Americans was blocked from a vote on Friday by a top Republican senator. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) blocked a request from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to have the body vote on the CASH Act, which the House of Representatives passed last month. The newly…


GOP Congressman Urges Texas Senators to Challenge Electoral College Vote on Jan. 6

A GOP member of Congress again pushed both Texas senators to object during the counting of Electoral College votes on Jan. 6. “I’m Lance Gooden. I am proud to be the U.S. Congressman for Texas’ 5th Congressional District,” wrote Rep. Gooden (R-Texas) on Saturday. “I am also proud to stand with @realDonaldTrump by OBJECTING on…


Trump Threatens Sen. Thune With Primary Challenge

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) with a primary challenge in 2022 in an apparent response to Thune’s unwillingness to back the ongoing election dispute. “Republicans in the Senate so quickly forget. Right now they would be down 8 seats without my backing them in the last Election,” the president wrote…


Trump Suggests Sen. Thune Should Face 2022 Primary Challenge

President Donald Trump has suggested that Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) should face a primary challenge in 2022, in an apparent response to Thune’s unwillingness to back a challenge to the 2020 election results. “Republicans in the Senate so quickly forget. Right now, they would be down 8 seats without my backing them in the last…