Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the pending retirement of US Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and the importance of federal government checks and balances. Kokai offered these comments during a July 5, 2025, interview on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.”
Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses Thom Tillis and federal government checks and balances
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