Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday said charges reportedly listed in a target letter that former President Trump received in connection to Jan. 6 were the “most serious” he’d faced yet. “It's hard to imagine a president being involved in more serious misconduct. So it's the most serious thing he's faced yet,” Schiff, a member...
A project to build a national museum of Latino history and culture is up in the air amid a dispute over the museum's contents that has cast its funding prospects into the larger fight over the fiscal 2024 budget. The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved an interior and environment funding bill that bans the...
Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he is confident he will meet the 40,000 donor threshold in time for the first GOP presidential debate next month. "I'm very humbled by the support around the country, which is one of the criteria," Pence said when questioned about the threshold by CNN's Dana Bash on "State...
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said Sunday that GOP presidential candidates are not gaining traction due to the intense focus on former President Trump’s legal troubles. MSNBC host Jen Psaki asked Hogan whether a possible indictment for Trump over efforts to overturn the 2020 election would impact the 2024 GOP primary. Hogan responded that...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Sunday defended his campaign’s fundraising strategy against attacks from other campaigns who criticized how much money he has loaned himself in the 2024 race as opposed to what he's raised from the outside. Ramaswamy instead blasted other campaigns who have relied on political action committees for donations. “One thing...
A bipartisan pair of governors is pushing for Americans to “disagree better” when it comes to politics. “We know that politics is downstream of culture. And so this is not something that’s going to change overnight, but we do believe it’s absolutely critical,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) in an interview with CNN’s Dana...
We cannot afford to delay action any longer — lives are on the line.
Former Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.) is remaining quiet over any plans to run for reelection in 2024. When asked by CNN's Dana Bash on "State of The Union" if she plans to run for reelection, Pelosi responded, "I'm not making any political plans here today, but I'm enjoying my service with the members, that our new...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said when asked on Sunday about reviving the Iran nuclear deal that U.S. officials are currently not talking about an agreement with their counterparts in Tehran. During an appearance on CNN’s "Fareed Zakaria GPS," Blinken said that it was a terrible mistake for the Trump administration to pull out of...
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said Sunday the lower number of border crossings into the United States is partly due to the migrants waiting until the cooler part of the year to cross. When asked by CBS’s Margaret Brennan on “Face The Nation” if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its secretary deserve some credit...
The deepening backlog of passport applications has spurred a flood of calls to Senate offices and new efforts to ease the process for Americans to get the documents they need for overseas travel. Wait times for Americans who have applied for new or renewed passports have jumped multiple times this year. Applicants are currently waiting...
With the loss in court for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest attempt to impose top-down rules to regulate cryptocurrencies, it's clear that a bipartisan approach is needed in Congress. A team of legislators on the House Agriculture Committee and the House Financial Services Committee released a discussion draft of landmark crypto legislation that would provide much-needed...
Sorry, Costco moochers: Gone are the days when you could borrow your sister-in-law’s membership card to buy yourselves a Kirkland rotisserie chicken.
GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday pushed back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), a fellow 2024 White House hopeful, over DeSantis's reaction to the new slavery curriculum in Florida, claiming the governor is not displaying leadership. “’I didn’t do it’ and “I’m not involved in it,’ are not the words of leadership,”...
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said on Sunday that climate change is “pounding on the door” after a scoring heat wave has gripped much of the United States this summer, breaking some records. In an interview on ABC’s “This Week” with Martha Raddatz, Inslee warned of the dangers of climate change, while praising the Biden...
The good news is that Biden’s rule is not permanent; it can be changed by the next administration.
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said Sunday the newly reported tactics of state troopers at the floating barriers in the Rio Grande River in Texas are "not acceptable," while noting the other obstacles the state faces at the border. "Everything that is happening along the border is just adding fuel to the fire because ... you're...
The new faith-based film about child trafficking has flipped the script on the traditional Hollywood summer blockbuster formula.
With elections in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Taiwan, the European parliament and more than a dozen other European, Asian and African democracies all taking place in 2024, a huge percentage of the global population will be casting ballots next year. But this stream of political activity arrives at a time of an explosion...
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said on Sunday he thinks U.S. Army Private Travis King made a “serious mistake” by crossing the border into North Korea and expressed concerns about the treatment King has received and about how difficult it will be to secure his release. “He was facing disciplinary charges and was going to fly...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said on Sunday that former President Trump showed bad judgment on Jan. 6, 2021, but that is “not the same thing as a crime.” “I've been consistent all along that I would have made different judgments than Donald Trump made. That is why I am running in this race for...
Former President Trump holds wide leads over other 2024 GOP White House candidates in Iowa and South Carolina, according to new polling. The Fox Business polls, released Sunday, found that Trump has the support of 46 percent of Republican primary voters surveyed in Iowa, 30 percentage points more than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's 16 percent....
More than 1,300 sites around the country are suspected of being so contaminated, hazardous or polluted that they have been deemed a national cleanup priority.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, a 2024 GOP White House candidate, said Sunday the Department of Justice (DOJ) "has lost the confidence of the American people," following the news former President Trump could be indicted in an investigation into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. "I do think that the Department of Justice...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s doctors said on Sunday that the implantation of his heart pacemaker went smoothly and that he felt fine. Netanyahu was recovering in the hospital on Sunday after his emergency heart procedure, and his office said he was expected to be discharged later that day. The procedure came as mass protests...
