Republican presidential candidates Asa Hutchinson and Vivek Ramaswamy on Sunday both took swipes at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) over his dealings with Disney, as talk of a possible 2024 bid for the Florida governor swirls. “I don't like what Disney said about the legislation that I would have supported in Florida, but it's not the...
Former Trump economic adviser Gary Cohn on Sunday said the anticipated sale of First Republic bank will be a “much faster process” than occurred in the case of Silicon Valley Bank. “What will most likely happen is the FDIC will seize control and then simultaneously resell the asset to the successful bidder. I think that...
In an arid pocket of Arizona’s rural southwest, thirsty tufts of alfalfa are guzzling unlimited amounts of groundwater — only to become fodder for dairy cows some 8,000 miles east. This Sonoran Desert field of green, cultivated by a Saudi Arabian dairy giant, has become a flashpoint among residents, who resent the Middle Eastern company’s...
More than 400 civilians have died in the fighting in Sudan, according to a group that monitors casualties in the country, as the battling continued over the weekend in the capital city. The civilian death toll reached at least 411 over the weekend, according to Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate, which is monitoring deaths in the country....
Several earthquakes shook southern California on Sunday in a so-called “swarm” of the seismic events. Several shakes up to a 4.5 magnitude hit in the southern part of the state, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s latest data. The first swarm of earthquakes struck midday Saturday local time in the town of Heber near the...
Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pushed back Sunday on the "misperception" that Mexico does not aid in the fight against fentanyl, noting that the country is an ally in the effort against the drug. When asked about the fentanyl crisis by NBC's Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press," Mayorkas responded that "there's a misperception that Mexico...
White House correspondents' dinner attendees, politicians and lobbyists partied well into the early hours of Sunday morning at the "Time 100" celebration party held at the Swiss ambassador's sleek and modern Washington D.C residence. While the venue was minutes away from the Washington Hilton where the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner took place, Ubers...
Texas has divisively immortalized itself as an opponent to scientific discovery with two twin decisions: Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA and Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) argued Sunday that border crossings at the Texas-Mexico border are getting worse as Title 42, a federal rule that has allowed the government to strictly regulate border entries, gets set to expire next month. Title 42 is a controversial pandemic-era policy that has allowed the federal government to expel migrants who...
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Lou.) on Sunday shot down notions of any tension with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), following recent reporting of a sharp rift between the two Republican leaders. “We have a very strong, open relationship,” Scalise said of the dynamic between himself and McCarthy on ABC’s “This Week.” “We don’t always agree...
President Biden is set to meet with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House on Monday amid tensions with China in the Indo-Pacific region. Biden will host Marcos for a bilateral meeting, the White House said, and reaffirm the U.S.’s “ironclad commitment to the defense of the Philippines.” In addition to talking about...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) appears to be slamming the door on a possible Senate bid in 2024, with her spokesperson saying the progressive favorite is “not planning” on launching a primary challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). “She is not planning to run for Senate in 2024. She is not planning to primary Gillibrand,” Ocasio-Cortez’s...
The Comcast-NBC White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after party brought out a bevy of revelers late Saturday evening as members of the media, government figures and even Hollywood stars gathered together. Taking place at the palatial headquarters of the Organization of American States, energy was high among the crowd despite one partygoer describing the preceding...
The White House is preparing for the massive role Kamala Harris will have to play in the 2024 campaign. Harris has taken multiple hits as vice president, and her political stock has plummeted following criticism on multiple fronts. Yet she remains a key player in Biden world, with even more importance in a reelection campaign...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) defended Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday as she faces questions amid President Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign, arguing she has not received the credit she deserves for her accomplishments in the administration. “The vice president, like many vice presidents, has struggled to get positive press coverage and to get the credit...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) criticized Florida’s six-week abortion ban on Sunday, dinging Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for signing it in “the dead of night.” “Signing a six-week ban that puts women who are victims of rape and girls who are victims of incest in a hard spot isn’t the way to change hearts and minds,”...
Term limits have been imposed on legislatures in 16 states with few, if any, benefits.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said President Biden is "100 percent" ready for a second term in the White House as Biden kicks off his 2024 reelection campaign. "Is he up for a second term?" host Chuck Todd asked Mayorkas on NBC's "Meet the Press." "100 percent. Incredibly sharp, incredibly probing, incredible command of...
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) on Sunday gave a conditional guarantee that the U.S. won't default on its debt, as long as President Biden and the Senate "recognize the gravity" of the situation. "Can you guarantee as a leader in the United States Congress that the United States of America will not default on its debt?"...
Fresh off the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner Saturday night, the festivities kept going late into the evening at CBS News’s “The After Party.” The French ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C.’s, Kalorama neighborhood was packed with reporters, celebrities and politicians as Ambassador Laurent Bili, who assumed the role earlier this year, hosted the party...
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday a recent report on the party’s disappointing performance in last year’s midterms showed that the GOP was unable to lock down the support of independents, citing abortion messaging as a key reason why. “The biggest takeaway we’re taking is independents did not break our way, which...
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Sunday said he believes in "providing an alternative" to former President Trump as the two candidates gear up for the GOP's 2024 presidential primary. Hutchinson said on CNN's "State of the Union" that he's "absolutely" found that there's an appetite for his campaign within the GOP, even as Trump polls...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) dismissed questions about President Biden’s age on Sunday, pointing to Biden’s performance at the White House correspondents' dinner and saying the president was “in fighting form.” “I saw the president last night, he was in fighting form,” Van Hollen said on "Fox News Sunday." “I saw him at the event...
The fact that three attempts to land on the moon have failed in the last few years is puzzling.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said President Biden, who kicked off his reelection campaign last week, could “win in a landslide” in 2024. Sanders, who ran against Biden in the 2020 race, said it's "no great secret" that he and the president "have strong differences of opinion," but stressed that he thinks Biden is...
