Thune sets up votes on sanctions and nominees as final summer sprint takes shape
The mechanics of American legislative life are not governed by policy debates; they are dictated by procedural theater.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·
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John Thune notes record shutdowns; Congress fails public need
You read the headlines—Senate leaders reached a funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season. It sounds like competence. It sounds like governance.
By Josie Calloway ·
John Thune hopes to orchestrate a great Senate escape
One reads these reports—the endless cycle of political theater—and feels the familiar ache for something real: the quiet work of a town council meeting, or the steady rhythm of a Sunday choir.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Lindsey Graham’s death leaves Trump reflecting on his own mortality
There is a peculiar kind of sorrow that settles over Washington when one of its most visible fixtures falls away—a sense of structural vacancy that can only be filled by an even…
By Caroline Ashford ·
Trump, Thune clash over canceling August recess to debate SAVE America Act
The American Senate, I find myself reminded, has become less a chamber of deliberation and more a stage for perpetual political theater—a farce where the actual business of…
By Sophie Naimi ·
Trump demands Senate stay in Washington to pass voting bill
The constant drumbeat from the White House suggests that Congress is merely a theatrical stage set for one man’s legislative demands.
By Grant Colby ·
Capitol agenda: Thune tries to focus as Trump fumes - Live Updates
The American Senate is currently operating less like a deliberative body and more like a stage for presidential grievance.
By Emilio Quesada ·