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23 Feb 2021, 7:26 am by Brian C. Kalt
John Thune said that he thought the Founders intended removal to be the “primary” purpose of impeachment, and that he had “great concerns” about impeaching an unremovable official—a milder statement than those from senators who argued that removal is the sole purpose of impeachment and that late impeachment is flat-out unconstitutional as a result. [read post]
8 Feb 2021, 9:00 pm by Neil H. Buchanan
Faced with a blizzard of illogical, strange, bad-faith arguments coming from Senate Republicans in advance of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial, one might think that there has to be at least something to their arguments. [read post]
28 Jan 2021, 12:48 pm by Geoff Schweller
  When the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act (MVSWA), which was included in the FAST Act and contains the provisions establishing the auto safety whistleblower program, passed the Senate in 2015, Senator John Thune (R-SD), a sponsor of the bill, stated ” ‘[t]his bill provides important incentives for whistleblowers in the auto industry to bring safety concerns to the attention of federal regulators when harmful safety defects are not reported. [read post]
12 Nov 2020, 11:51 am by Anna Salvatore, Tia Sewell
Republican Senators Chuck Grassley, Lindsey Graham and John Thune have said that President-elect Biden should have access to classified briefings, as is custom for incoming presidents. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 5:53 pm by Tom Smith
John Thune was that Anna Makanju had previously been the special policy adviser for Europe and Eurasia to former US Vice President Joe Biden. [read post]
29 Sep 2020, 7:35 am by David Post
" John Boozman, Arkansas "Why would we squelch the voice of the populace? [read post]
30 Jul 2020, 3:38 pm by Sophia Cope
EFF Remains Opposed to the PACT Act As we recently wrote, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act, introduced last month by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and John Thune (R-SD), is a serious effort to tackle a serious problem: that a handful of large online platforms dominate users’ ability to speak online. [read post]
29 Jul 2020, 6:01 am by Zoe Bedell, John Major
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has long provided internet platforms like Twitter and Facebook with immunity from claims based on third-party content that appears on their platforms. [read post]
21 Jul 2020, 12:03 pm by Aaron Mackey
The Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act, introduced last month by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and John Thune (R-SD) is a serious effort to tackle that problem. [read post]
4 Jul 2020, 9:56 am
PHOTOS: President Trump's Mount Rushmore speech"We gather tonight to herald the most important day in the history of nations: July 4th, 1776 [read post]
29 Jun 2020, 10:37 am by Calvin Cohen
  Proposed by Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and John Thune (R-SD), the PACT Act comes on the heels of legislative proposals from Senate Republicans, a Department of Justice report with proposed amendments to the law—both of which we analyzed here—and the Trump Administration’s executive order on Section 230. [read post]
26 Jun 2020, 8:27 am by Mark MacCarthy
Brian Schatz and John Thune shows how these reforms can be accomplished through free-standing legislation. [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 3:57 pm by Josh Blackman
John Thune, the second-ranking GOP leader argued the decision "demonstrated Gorsuch's independence. [read post]
13 May 2020, 6:34 am by Joseph J. Lazzarotti and Maya Atrakchi
“While the severity of the COVID-19 health crisis cannot be overstated, individual privacy, even during times of crisis, remains critically important…This bill strikes the right balance between innovation – allowing technology companies to continue their work toward developing platforms that could trace the virus and help flatten the curve and stop the spread – and maintaining privacy protections for U.S. citizens,” stated Senator John Thune, a… [read post]
1 May 2020, 5:31 pm by Odia Kagan
“While the severity of the COVID-19 health crisis cannot be overstated, individual privacy, even during times of crisis, remains critically important,” said John Thune, R-S.D. [read post]
26 Mar 2020, 3:47 am by Tyler Gillett
John Thune of South Dakota also missed the vote because he is feeling unwell. [read post]
19 Mar 2020, 3:00 pm by Kevin Kaufman
Responding to this potential for confusion, Senators John Thune (R-SD), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Angus King (I-ME) have introduced legislation to also extend the tax filing deadline to July 15, to match the new tax payment deadline. [read post]
18 Mar 2020, 12:36 pm by Elliot Setzer
Senate Majority Whip John Thune said Tuesday there is a “high level of interest” among Republicans for the Trump administration proposal. [read post]